Job 26
1 And Job answered and said,
Then answered Job, and said,
2 How hast thou helped the powerless; how saved the arm that is without strength!
What assistance hast thou given to the powerless? [how] hast thou helped the arm without strength?
3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and abundantly declared the thing as it is!
How hast thou counselled the unwise? and what sound wisdom hast thou made known so plentifully?
4 For whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
To whom hast thou told words? and whose spirit came from thee?
5 The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof;
The departed are called into being beneath the waters, and their inhabitants.
Naked is the nether world before him, and there is no covering for the place of corruption. (Sheol h7585)
7 He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;
He stretched out the north over empty space; he suspended the earth on nothing;
8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.
He bound up the waters in his clouds; and the cloud bursteth not under their weight;
9 He covereth the face of his throne, he spreadeth his cloud upon it.
He closed up the surface of his throne, spreading over it his cloud;
10 He hath traced a fixed circle over the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.
A fixed limit he compassed off over the face of the waters, for the division of the light and darkness.
11 The pillars of the heavens tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
The pillars of heaven tremble greatly, and are astounded at his rebuke.
12 He stirreth up the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.
By his power he split in pieces the sea, and by his understanding he crushed [its] pride:
13 By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent.
By his breath the heavens [acquired] beauty; his hand hath created the flying serpent.
14 Lo, these are the borders of his ways; but what a whisper of a word do we hear of him! And the thunder of his power, who can understand?
Lo, these are ends of his ways; for how slight a whisper is heard [by us] of him! but the thunder of his mighty deeds who can understand?
