Job 26
1 Job replied,
But Job answered and said,
2 “How helpful you have been to this feeble man that I am. How supportive you have been to the weak.
How hast thou helped [him that is] without power? [how] savest thou the arm [that hath] no strength?
3 What good advice you have given to this ignorant man, demonstrating you have so much wisdom.
How hast thou counselled [him that hath] no wisdom? and [how] hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
4 Who helped you speak these words? Who inspired you to say such things?
To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
5 The dead tremble, those beneath the waters.
Dead [things] are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
Hell [is] naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. (Sheol h7585)
7 He stretches the northern sky over empty space; he hangs the world on nothing.
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, [and] hangeth the earth upon nothing.
8 He gathers the rain in his storm clouds which do not break under the weight.
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
9 He veils his throne; covering it with his clouds.
He holdeth back the face of his throne, [and] spreadeth his cloud upon it.
10 On the surface of the waters he set a boundary; he set a limit dividing light from darkness.
He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble; they shake with fear at his rebuke.
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
12 He calmed the sea with his power; because he knew what to do he crushed Rahab.
He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
13 The breath of his voice made the heavens beautiful; with his hand he pierced the gliding serpent.
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked 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?”
Lo, these [are] parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
