Eliu goes on in his discourse, shewing God's wisdom and power, by his
wonderful works.
37:1. At this my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place.
37:2. Hear ye attentively the terror of his voice, and the sound that
cometh out of his mouth.
37:3. He beholdeth under all the heavens, and his light is upon the ends
of the earth.
37:4. After it a noise shall roar, he shall thunder with the voice of
his majesty, and shall not be found out, when his voice shall be heard.
37:5. God shall thunder wonderfully with his voice, he that doth great
and unsearchable things.
37:6. He commandeth the snow to go down upon the earth, and the winter
rain, and the shower of his strength.
37:7. He sealeth up the hand of all men, that every one may know his
works.
He sealeth up, etc... When he sends those showers of his strength, that
is, those storms of rain, he seals up, that is, he shuts up the hands of
men from their usual works abroad, and confines them within doors, to
consider his works; or to forecast their works, that is, what they
themselves are to do.
37:8. Then the beast shall go into his covert, and shall abide in his
den.
37:9. Out of the inner parts shall a tempest come, and cold out of the
north.
37:10. When God bloweth there cometh frost, and again the waters are
poured out abundantly.
37:11. Corn desireth clouds, and the clouds spread their light:
37:12. Which go round about, whithersoever the will of him that
governeth them shall lead them, to whatsoever he shall command them upon
the face of the whole earth:
37:13. Whether in one tribe, or in his own land, or in what place soever
of his mercy he shall command them to be found.
37:14. Hearken to these things, Job: Stand, and consider the wondrous
works of God.
37:15. Dost thou know when God commanded the rains, to shew his light of
his clouds?
37:16. Knowest thou the great paths of the clouds, and the perfect
knowledges?
37:17. Are not thy garments hot, when the south wind blows upon the
earth?
37:18. Thou perhaps hast made the heavens with him, which are most
strong, as if they were of molten brass.
37:19. Shew us what we may say to him: or we are wrapped up in darkness.
37:20. Who shall tell him the things I speak? even if a man shall speak,
he shall be swallowed up.
He shall be swallowed up... All that man can say when he speaks of God,
is so little and inconsiderable in comparison with the subject, that man
is lost, and as it were swallowed up in so immense an ocean.
37:21. But now they see not the light: the air on a sudden shall be
thickened into clouds, and the wind shall pass and drive them away.
37:22. Cold cometh out of the north, and to God praise with fear.
37:23. We cannot find him worthily: he is great in strength, and in
judgment, and in justice, and he is ineffable.
37:24. Therefore men shall fear him, and all that seem to themselves to
be wise, shall not dare to behold him.