Elihu Extols God’s Majesty

• and it leaps from its place.
• 2  and the rumbling that goes out from his mouth.
• 3  and his lightning to the earth’s corners.
• 4  it thunders[fn]
• and he does not restrain it when his voice is heard.
• 5  he does great things, and we cannot comprehend.
• 6 on the earth’; and[fn]—
• 7 [fn][fn]
• 8 [fn] the animal goes into its den, and it remains in its den.
• 9 The storm wind comes from its chamber and cold from the north wind.
• 10  and the broad waters are frozen.
• 11  his lightning scatters the clouds.
• 12 [fn] turn around by his guidance to accomplish all that he has commanded them
• on the face of[fn]
• 13 [fn] or for his land, or as loyal love, he lets it happen.
• 14  stand still and consider carefully God’s wondrous works.
• 15 [fn] and how he causes his cloud’s lightning to shine?
• 16 [fn]
• 17 You whose garments are hot, when the earth is being still because of the south wind,
• 18 the skies, hard as a molten mirror?
• 19  we cannot draw up our case because of the presence of darkness.
• 20  Or did a man say that he would be communicated with?
• 21 when it is bright in the skies, when[fn] the wind has passed and has cleansed them.
• 22 the north comes gold— awesome majesty is around God.
• 23 As for Shaddai, we cannot attain him; he is exalted in power,
• and he does not oppress justice and abundant righteousness.
• 24  he does not regard any[fn][fn]