Job 26
1 And Job answers and says:
Then Job answered:
2 “How you have helped the powerless, Saved an arm not strong!
“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!
3 How you have given counsel to the unwise, And made known wise plans in abundance.
How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!
4 With whom have you declared words? And whose breath came forth from you?
To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?
5 The Rephaim are formed, Also their inhabitants beneath the waters.
The dead tremble— those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.
Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. (Sheol h7585)
7 Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth on nothing,
He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.
8 Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not burst under them.
He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
9 Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading His cloud over it.
He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.
10 He has placed a limit on the waters, To the boundary of light with darkness.
He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
11 Pillars of the heavens tremble, And they wonder because of His rebuke.
The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke.
12 By His power He has quieted the sea, And by His understanding struck the proud.
By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
13 He beautified the heavens by His Spirit, His hand has formed the fleeing serpent.
By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
14 Behold, these [are] the borders of His way, and how little a matter is heard of Him, and who understands the thunder of His might?”
Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
