Elihu concludes his sixth discourse by asserting that God's 'thunder announces him; the cattle also announce it with trembling,' suggesting that natural phenomena witness to divine power and presence. This verse ends Elihu's discourse by affirming that creation itself testifies to divine power. The image of cattle trembling at thunder suggests that even animals recognize divine presence and power. Elihu uses this final image to suggest that all creation witnesses to divine majesty and that Job should similarly recognize divine presence and power. Yet the verse also reveals the limitation of this approach: creation indeed witnesses to power, yet the connection between power and justice remains unclear. Elihu's final verse reiterates the appeal to recognize divine power, yet Job's fundamental question concerns not God's power but God's justice.

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