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Job 37:7
He seals up the hand of every man,
from Elihu Proclaims God’s Majesty, Job 37:1-24
What it says

He seals up the hand of every person so that all may know his work.

What it is doing

This verse shows God interrupting human activity to reveal his rule.

In context

1“At this my heart also pounds 2Listen closely to the thunder of His voice 3He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky 4Then there comes a roaring sound; 5God thunders wondrously with His voice; 6For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ 7He seals up the hand of every man, 8The wild animals enter their lairs; 9The tempest comes from its chamber, 10By the breath of God the ice is formed 11He loads the clouds with moisture; 12They swirl about, 13Whether for punishment or for His land, 14Listen to this, O Job; 15Do you know how God dispatches the clouds 16Do you understand how the clouds float, 17You whose clothes get hot 18can you, like Him, spread out the skies, 19Teach us what we should say to Him; 20Should He be told that I want to speak? 21Now no one can gaze at the sun 22Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; 23The Almighty is beyond our reach; 24Therefore, men fear Him,