Job 26
26
Job Rebukes Bildad
1But Job answered and said,
2“What a help you are to the weak (powerless)!
How you have saved the arm that is without strength!
3“How you have counseled the one who has no wisdom!
And how abundantly you have provided sound wisdom and helpful insight!
4“To whom have you uttered [these] words?
And whose spirit [inspired what] came forth from you?
The Greatness of God
5¶“The spirits of the dead tremble
Underneath the waters and their inhabitants.
6“Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) is naked before God,
And Abaddon (the place of destruction) has no covering [from His eyes].
7“It is He who spreads out the north over emptiness
And #26:7 Job reveals a remarkable understanding of God’s power and His amazing universe.hangs the earth on nothing.
8“He wraps the waters in His clouds [which otherwise would spill on earth all at once],
And the cloud does not burst under them.
9“He covers the face of the #26:9 Or throne.full moon
And spreads His cloud over it.
10“He has inscribed a circular limit (the horizon) on the face of the waters
At the boundary between light and darkness.
11“The pillars of the heavens tremble
And are terrified at His rebuke.
12“He stirred up the sea by His power,
And by His understanding He smashed [proud] #26:12 I.e. a legendary and horrifying sea monster.Rahab.
13“By His breath the heavens are cleared;
His hand has pierced the [swiftly] fleeing serpent. [Ps 33:6]
14“Yet these are just the fringes of His ways [mere samples of His power],
The faintest whisper of His voice!
Who can contemplate the thunder of His [full] mighty power?”
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Job 26
26
Job Rebukes Bildad
1Then Job responded,
2“What a help you are to the weak!
How you have saved the arm without strength!
3What counsel you have given to one without wisdom!
What helpful insight you have abundantly provided!
4To whom have you uttered words?
And whose spirit was expressed through you?
The Greatness of God
5“The departed spirits tremble
Under the waters and their inhabitants.
6Naked is Sheol before Him,
And #I.e. place of destructionAbaddon has no covering.
7He stretches out the north over empty space
And hangs the earth on nothing.
8He wraps up the waters in His clouds,
And the cloud does not burst under them.
9He obscures the face of the full moon
And spreads His cloud over it.
10He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters
At the boundary of light and darkness.
11The pillars of heaven tremble
And are amazed at His rebuke.
12He quieted the sea with His power,
And by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
13By His breath the heavens are cleared;
His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.
14Behold, these are the fringes of His ways;
And how faint a word we hear of Him!
But His mighty thunder, who can understand?”
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