Job 26
1 Job replied,
Then 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 hast thou saved 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 plentifully declared sound knowledge!
4 Who helped you speak these words? Who inspired you to say such things?
To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came forth from thee?
5 The dead tremble, those beneath the waters.
They that are deceased tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.
Sheol is naked before him, and Abaddon 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 empty space, 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 closeth in 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 described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble; they shake with fear at his rebuke.
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
12 He calmed the sea with his power; because he knew what to do he crushed Rahab.
He stirreth up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.
13 The breath of his voice made the heavens beautiful; with his hand he pierced the gliding serpent.
By his spirit the heavens are garnished; his hand hath pierced the swift 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 but the outskirts of his ways: and how small a whisper do we hear of him! but the thunder of his power who can understand?
