Textus Receptus Bibles
King James Bible 1611
| 37:1 | At this also my heart trembleth, and is moued out of his place. |
| 37:2 | Heare attentiuely the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. |
| 37:3 | Hee directeth it vnder the whole heauen, and his lightning vnto the ends of the earth. |
| 37:4 | After it a voyce roareth: he thundreth with the voice of his excellencie, and hee will not stay them when his voice is heard. |
| 37:5 | God thundereth maruellously with his voice: great things doth hee, which we cannot comprehend. |
| 37:6 | For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth: likewise to the small raine, and to the great raine of his strength. |
| 37:7 | He sealeth vp the hand of euery man; that all men may knowe his worke. |
| 37:8 | Then the beastes goe into dennes: and remaine in their places. |
| 37:9 | Out of the South commeth the whirlewinde: and cold out of the North. |
| 37:10 | By the breath of God, frost is giuen: and the breadth of the waters is straitned. |
| 37:11 | Also by watring he wearieth the thicke cloud: hee scattereth his bright cloud. |
| 37:12 | And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may doe whatsoeuer hee commaundeth them vpon the face of the world in the earth. |
| 37:13 | He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy. |
| 37:14 | Hearken vnto this, O Iob: stand still, and consider the wondrous workes of God. |
| 37:15 | Doest thou knowe when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine? |
| 37:16 | Doest thou know the ballancings of the clouds, the wondrous workes of him which is perfect in knowledge? |
| 37:17 | How thy garments are warme, when hee quieteth the earth by the South wind? |
| 37:18 | Hast thou with him spread out the skie, which is strong, and as a molten looking glasse? |
| 37:19 | Teach vs what we shall say vnto him; for we cannot order our speach by reason of darknes. |
| 37:20 | Shall it bee told him that I speake? if a man speake, surely he shalbe swallowed vp. |
| 37:21 | And nowe men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth and cleanseth them. |
| 37:22 | Faire weather commeth out of the North: with God is terrible maiestie. |
| 37:23 | Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in iudgement, and in plenty of iustice: he will not afflict. |
| 37:24 | Men doe therefore feare him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart. |
King James Bible 1611
The commissioning of the King James Bible took place at a conference at the Hampton Court Palace in London England in 1604. When King James came to the throne he wanted unity and stability in the church and state, but was well aware that the diversity of his constituents had to be considered. There were the Papists who longed for the English church to return to the Roman Catholic fold and the Latin Vulgate. There were Puritans, loyal to the crown but wanting even more distance from Rome. The Puritans used the Geneva Bible which contained footnotes that the king regarded as seditious. The Traditionalists made up of Bishops of the Anglican Church wanted to retain the Bishops Bible.
The king commissioned a new English translation to be made by over fifty scholars representing the Puritans and Traditionalists. They took into consideration: the Tyndale New Testament, the Matthews Bible, the Great Bible and the Geneva Bible. The great revision of the Bible had begun. From 1605 to 1606 the scholars engaged in private research. From 1607 to 1609 the work was assembled. In 1610 the work went to press, and in 1611 the first of the huge (16 inch tall) pulpit folios known today as "The 1611 King James Bible" came off the printing press.