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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Job 37 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/job/37.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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38">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h5 class="sp">Elihu Continues</h5><h3 class="s1">I Am Frightened</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_1"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.1" class="v18_37_1">1</span>I am frightened</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_1">and tremble all over,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_2"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.2" class="v18_37_2">2</span>when I hear the roaring voice</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_2">of God in the thunder,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_3"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.3" class="v18_37_3">3</span>and when I see his lightning</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_3">flash across the sky.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_4"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.4" class="v18_37_4">4</span>God's majestic voice</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_4">thunders his commands,<a href="#fn" id="link_Job.37.4!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_5"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.5" class="v18_37_5">5</span>creating miracles too marvelous</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_5">for us to understand.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_6"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.6" class="v18_37_6">6</span>Snow and heavy rainstorms</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_7"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.7" class="v18_37_7">7</span>make us stop and think</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_7">about God's power,<a href="#fn" id="link_Job.37.7!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_8"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.8" class="v18_37_8">8</span>and they force animals</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_8">to seek shelter.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_9"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.9" class="v18_37_9">9</span>The windstorms of winter strike,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_10"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.10" class="v18_37_10">10</span>and the breath of God</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_10">freezes streams and rivers.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_11"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.11" class="v18_37_11">11</span>Rain clouds filled with lightning</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_11">appear at God's command,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_12"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.12" class="v18_37_12">12</span>traveling across the sky</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_13"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.13" class="v18_37_13">13</span>to release their cargo—</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_13">sometimes as punishment for sin,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_13">sometimes as kindness.</span></p><h3 class="s1">Consider Carefully</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_14"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.14" class="v18_37_14">14</span>Job, consider carefully</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_14">the many wonders of God.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_15"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.15" class="v18_37_15">15</span>Can you explain why lightning</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_15">flashes at the orders</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_16"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.16" class="v18_37_16">16</span>of God who knows all things?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_16">Or how he hangs the clouds</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_16">in empty space?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_17"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.17" class="v18_37_17">17</span>You almost melt in the heat</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_17">of fierce desert winds</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_17">when the sky is like brass.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_18"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.18" class="v18_37_18">18</span>God can hammer out the clouds</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_18">in spite of the oppressive heat,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_18">but can you?</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_19"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.19" class="v18_37_19">19</span>Tell us what to say to God!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_19">Our minds are in the dark,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_19">and we don't know how</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_19">to argue our case.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_20"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.20" class="v18_37_20">20</span>Should I risk my life</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_20">by telling God</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_20">that I want to speak?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_21"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.21" class="v18_37_21">21</span>No one can stare at the sun</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_21">after a breeze has blown</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_21">the clouds from the sky.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_22"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.22" class="v18_37_22">22</span>Yet the glorious splendor</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_22">of God All-Powerful</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_22">is brighter by far.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_23"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.23" class="v18_37_23">23</span>God cannot be seen—</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_23">but his power is great,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_23">and he is always fair.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_24"><span class="reftext" id="Job.37.24" class="v18_37_24">24</span>And so we humans fear God,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_24">because he shows no respect</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_37_24">for those who are proud</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_37_24">and think they know so much.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">37.4 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">commands: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 4.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">37.7 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">God's power: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 7.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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