37:13 Whether it is for punishment 1 for his land,
or whether it is for mercy,
he causes it to find its mark. 2
1 tn Heb “rod,” i.e., a rod used for punishment.
2 tn This is interpretive; Heb “he makes find it.” The lightning could be what is intended here, for it finds its mark. But R. Gordis (Job, 429) suggests man is the subject – let him find what it is for, i.e., the fate appropriate for him.