Job 26

1 Then answered Job, and said,

Then Job answered, and said,

2 What assistance hast thou given to the powerless? [how] hast thou helped the arm without strength?

How thou have helped him who is without power! How thou have saved the arm that has no strength!

3 How hast thou counselled the unwise? and what sound wisdom hast thou made known so plentifully?

How thou have counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!

4 To whom hast thou told words? and whose spirit came from thee?

To whom have thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?

5 The departed are called into being beneath the waters, and their inhabitants.

Those who are deceased tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants of it.

6 Naked is the nether world before him, and there is no covering for the place of corruption. (Sheol h7585)

Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. (Sheol h7585)

7 He stretched out the north over empty space; he suspended the earth on nothing;

He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth upon nothing.

8 He bound up the waters in his clouds; and the cloud bursteth not under their weight;

He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.

9 He closed up the surface of his throne, spreading over it his cloud;

He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud upon it.

10 A fixed limit he compassed off over the face of the waters, for the division of the light and darkness.

He has described a boundary upon the face of the waters, to the confines of light and darkness.

11 The pillars of heaven tremble greatly, and are astounded at his rebuke.

The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.

12 By his power he split in pieces the sea, and by his understanding he crushed [its] pride:

He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smites through Rahab.

13 By his breath the heavens [acquired] beauty; his hand hath created the flying serpent.

By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.

14 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?

Lo, these are but the periphery of his ways. And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?