Job 26
1 Job replied,
Then Job answered:
2 “How helpful you have been to this feeble man that I am. How supportive you have been to the weak.
“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!
3 What good advice you have given to this ignorant man, demonstrating you have so much wisdom.
How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!
4 Who helped you speak these words? Who inspired you to say such things?
To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?
5 The dead tremble, those beneath the waters.
The dead tremble— those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.
Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. (Sheol h7585)
7 He stretches the northern sky over empty space; he hangs the world on nothing.
He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.
8 He gathers the rain in his storm clouds which do not break under the weight.
He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
9 He veils his throne; covering it with his clouds.
He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.
10 On the surface of the waters he set a boundary; he set a limit dividing light from darkness.
He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble; they shake with fear at his rebuke.
The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke.
12 He calmed the sea with his power; because he knew what to do he crushed Rahab.
By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
13 The breath of his voice made the heavens beautiful; with his hand he pierced the gliding serpent.
By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
14 This is just a little of all he does—what we hear of him is hardly a whisper, so who can understand his thunderous power?”
Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
