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?
Whose helper art thou? is it of him that is weak? and dost thou hold up the arm of him that has no strength?
3 How hast thou counselled the unwise? and what sound wisdom hast thou made known so plentifully?
To whom hast thou given counsel? perhaps to him that hath no wisdom, and thou hast shewn thy very great prudence.
4 To whom hast thou told words? and whose spirit came from thee?
Whom hast thou desired to teach? was it not him that made life?
5 The departed are called into being beneath the waters, and their inhabitants.
Behold the giants groan under the waters, and they that dwell with them.
6 Naked is the nether world before him, and there is no covering for the place of corruption. (Sheol h7585)
Hell is naked before him, and there is no covering for destruction. (Sheol h7585)
7 He stretched out the north over empty space; he suspended the earth on nothing;
He stretched out the north over the empty space, and 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 clouds, so that they break not out and fall down together.
9 He closed up the surface of his throne, spreading over it his cloud;
He withholdeth the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud over it.
10 A fixed limit he compassed off over the face of the waters, for the division of the light and darkness.
He hath set bounds about the waters, till light and darkness come to an end.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble greatly, and are astounded at his rebuke.
The pillars of heaven tremble, and dread at his beck.
12 By his power he split in pieces the sea, and by his understanding he crushed [its] pride:
By his power the seas are suddenly gathered together, and his wisdom has struck the proud one.
13 By his breath the heavens [acquired] beauty; his hand hath created the flying serpent.
His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding 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 things are said in part of his ways: and seeing we have heard scarce a little drop of his word, who shall be able to behold the thunder of his greatness?
