Job 26
1 Then Job answered and said:
Then answered Job, and said,
2 How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no 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 plentifully declared sound knowledge!
How hast thou counselled the unwise? and what sound wisdom hast thou made known so plentifully?
4 With whose help hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth 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 the empty space, and hangeth the earth over 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 closeth in the face of His throne, and spreadeth His cloud upon it.
He closed up the surface of his throne, spreading over it his cloud;
10 He hath described a boundary upon the face of 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 heaven 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 with 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 breath the heavens are serene; His hand hath pierced the slant serpent.
By his breath the heavens [acquired] beauty; his hand hath created the flying serpent.
14 Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; and how small a whisper is heard of Him! But the thunder of His mighty deeds 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?
