Job 26

1 Then answered Job, and said,

And Job answered and said,

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

How hast thou helped the powerless; how saved the arm that is without strength!

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

How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and abundantly declared the thing as it is!

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

For whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?

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

The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof;

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

Sheol is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. (Sheol h7585)

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

He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;

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

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

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

He covereth the face of his throne, he spreadeth 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 hath traced a fixed circle over the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.

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

The pillars of the heavens 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 stirreth up the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.

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

By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing 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 the borders of his ways; but what a whisper of a word do we hear of him! And the thunder of his power, who can understand?