Job 26
26
Job Declares God's Sovereignty
1But Job answered and said,
2How hast thou helped him that is without power?
How savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
3How hast thou counseled him that hath no wisdom?
And how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
4To whom hast thou uttered words?
And whose spirit came from thee?
5Dead things are formed from under the waters,
and the inhabitants thereof.
6Hell#26.6 Hell, Hebrew Sheol. is naked before him,
and destruction hath no covering.
7He stretcheth out the north over the empty place,
and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds;
and the cloud is not rent under them.
9He holdeth back the face of his throne,
and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
10He hath compassed the waters with bounds,
until the day and night come to an end.
11The pillars of heaven tremble,
and are astonished at his reproof.
12He divideth the sea with his power,
and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
13By his Spirit he hath garnished the heavens;
his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
14Lo, these are parts of his ways;
but how little a portion is heard of him?
But the thunder of his power who can understand?
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Job 26
26
Job’s Ninth Speech: A Response to Bildad
1Then#Hebrew “And” Job answered and said,
2“How you#Singular have helped one who has no power!#Literally “for not power”
How you#Singular have assisted the arm that has no strength!#Literally “not strength”
3How you#Singular have advised one who has no wisdom!#Literally “for not wisdom”
And what sound wisdom you#Singular have made known in abundance!#Literally “as far as the multitude,” or “for multitude”
4With whose help#Literally “With whom” have you#Singular uttered words,
and whose breath has come forth from you?#Singular
5“The spirits of the dead tremble
below the waters and their inhabitants.
6Sheol is naked before him,
and there is no covering for Abaddon.
7He stretches out the north over emptiness;
he hangs the earth over nothing.#Literally “over not what”
8He ties up the water in its clouds,
and the cloud is not torn open beneath it.#Hebrew “them”; antecedent for “them” is “water” (literally “waters”)
9He covers the face of the full moon;#Text reads “throne”; “full moon” is based on a change of the vowels
he spreads his cloud over it.
10He has described a circle#NRSV; literally “a limit he has circled” on the face of the water
between light and darkness.#Literally “at the end of light with darkness”
11“The pillars of heaven tremble,
and they are astounded at his rebuke.
12By his power he stilled the sea,
and by his understanding he struck down Rahab.
13By his breath the heavens were made clear;#Literally “heavens clearness”
his hand pierced the fleeing snake.
14Look, these are the outer fringes of his ways,
and how faint is the word#Literally “how whisper of word” that we hear of him!
But#Hebrew “And” who can understand the thunder of his power?”
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