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| 1 Also, at this my heart trembleth, And it moveth from its place. |
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| 2 Hearken diligently to the trembling of His voice, Yea, the sound from His mouth goeth forth. |
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| 3 Under the whole heavens He directeth it, And its light [is] over the skirts of the earth. |
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| 4 After it roar doth a voice He thundereth with the voice of His excellency, And He doth not hold them back, When His voice is heard. |
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| 5 God thundereth with His voice wonderfully, Doing great things and we know not. |
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| 6 For to snow He saith, 'Be [on] the earth.' And the small rain and great rain of His power. |
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| 7 Into the hand of every man he sealeth, For the knowledge by all men of His work. |
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| 8 And enter doth the beast into covert, And in its habitations it doth continue. |
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| 9 From the inner chamber cometh a hurricane, And from scatterings winds cold, |
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| 10 From the breath of God is frost given, And the breadth of waters is straitened, |
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| 11 Yea, by filling He doth press out a cloud, Scatter a cloud doth His light. |
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| 12 And it is turning itself round by His counsels, For their doing all He commandeth them, On the face of the habitable earth. |
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| 13 Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness He doth cause it to come. |
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| 14 Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God. |
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| 15 Dost thou know when God doth place them, And caused to shine the light of His cloud |
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| 16 Dost thou know the balancings of a cloud The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge |
Is perfect – God is of purer eyes than to recognize iniquity and cannot look upon sin with allowance. "His work is perfect." (Deut. 32:4) R1225:2
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| 17 How thy garments [are] warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south |
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| 18 Thou hast made an expanse with Him For the clouds strong as a hard mirror! |
Spread out – Spread forth (Revised Version). R1812:2
Not literally--the language is highly figurative and poetic. R1812:2
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| 19 Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness. |
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| 20 Is it declared to Him that I speak If a man hath spoken, surely he is swallowed up. |
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| 21 And now, they have not seen the light, Bright it [is] in the clouds, And the wind hath passed by and cleanseth them. |
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| 22 From the golden north it cometh, Beside God [is] fearful honour. |
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| 23 The Mighty! we have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He doth not answer! And abundant in righteousness, |
In plenty of justice – Illustrated by the Mercy Seat in the Tabernacle. T124
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| 24 Therefore do men fear Him, He seeth not any of the wise of heart. |
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