Job 26
1 And Job answers and says:
Then answered Job, and said,
2 “How you have helped the powerless, Saved an arm not strong!
What assistance hast thou given to the powerless? [how] hast thou helped the arm without strength?
3 How you have given counsel to the unwise, And made known wise plans in abundance.
How hast thou counselled the unwise? and what sound wisdom hast thou made known so plentifully?
4 With whom have you declared words? And whose breath came forth from you?
To whom hast thou told words? and whose spirit came from thee?
5 The Rephaim are formed, Also their inhabitants beneath the waters.
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 Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth on nothing,
He stretched out the north over empty space; he suspended the earth on nothing;
8 Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not burst under them.
He bound up the waters in his clouds; and the cloud bursteth not under their weight;
9 Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading His cloud over it.
He closed up the surface of his throne, spreading over it his cloud;
10 He has placed a limit on the waters, To the boundary of light with darkness.
A fixed limit he compassed off over the face of the waters, for the division of the light and darkness.
11 Pillars of the heavens tremble, And they wonder because of His rebuke.
The pillars of heaven tremble greatly, and are astounded at his rebuke.
12 By His power He has quieted the sea, And by His understanding struck the proud.
By his power he split in pieces the sea, and by his understanding he crushed [its] pride:
13 He beautified the heavens by His Spirit, His hand has formed the fleeing serpent.
By his breath the heavens [acquired] beauty; his hand hath created the flying 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?”
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?
