Job 26
26
Job Speaks: My Friends Have Offered Useless Advice
1Then Job replied ⌞to his friends⌟,
2“You have helped the person who has no power
and saved the arm that isn’t strong.
3You have advised the person who has no wisdom
and offered so much assistance.
4To whom have you spoken ⌞these⌟ words,
and whose spirit has spoken through you?
God’s Power over Creation
5“The souls of the dead tremble beneath the water,
and so do the creatures living there.
6Sheol is naked in God’s presence,
and Abaddon has no clothing.
7“He stretches out his heavens#26:7 Or “the north.” over empty space.
He hangs the earth on nothing whatsoever.
8He holds the water in his thick clouds,
and the clouds don’t ⌞even⌟ split under its ⌞weight⌟.
9He covers his throne#26:9 Or “the face of the moon.”
by spreading his cloud over it.
10He marks the horizon on the surface of the water
at the boundary where light meets dark.
11The pillars of heaven tremble
and are astonished when he yells at them.
12With his power he calmed the sea.
With his insight he killed Rahab ⌞the sea monster⌟.
13With his wind the sky was cleared.
With his hand he stabbed the fleeing snake.
14“These are only glimpses of what he does.
We ⌞only⌟ hear a whisper of him!
Who can understand the thunder of his power?”
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Job 26
26
Job’s Reply to Bildad
1Then Job answered:
2How you have helped#Jb 4:3; Is 35:3; Heb 12:12 the powerless
and delivered the arm that is weak!
3How you have counseled the unwise#Jb 11:6; Ps 73:24; Jms 1:5
and abundantly provided insight!
4With whom did you speak these words?
Whose breath came out of your mouth?
5The departed spirits tremble
beneath the waters and all that inhabit them.#Ps 88:10; Is 26:14,19; Rv 20:13
6Sheol#Ps 30:3,9; Pr 1:12; Is 5:14 is naked before God,
and Abaddon#Jb 28:22; Pr 27:20; Rv 9:11 has no covering.#Ps 139:8; Pr 15:11; Heb 4:13
7He stretches the northern skies over empty space;
he hangs the earth on nothing.
8He wraps up the water in his clouds,
yet the clouds do not burst beneath its weight.#Jb 37:11; 38:9; Pr 30:4
9He obscures the view of his throne,
spreading his cloud over it.
10He laid out the horizon on the surface of the waters#Ps 104:9; Pr 8:27,29; Jr 5:22
at the boundary between light and darkness.
11The pillars that hold up the sky tremble,
astounded at his rebuke.#2Sm 22:16; Ps 18:15; 104:7
12By his power he stirred#Is 51:15; Jr 31:35 the sea,
and by his understanding he crushed Rahab.#Jb 9:13; Ps 89:10; Is 51:9
13By his breath the heavens gained their beauty;
his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.#26:13 = Leviathan#Jb 41; Ps 33:6; Is 27:1
14These are but the fringes of his ways;
how faint is the word we hear of him!
Who can understand his mighty thunder?
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