Job 26
1 Then responded Job, and said: —
Then Job answered and said:
2 How hast thou given help to one of no-strength? given victory to an arm of no-power?
How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!
3 How hast thou given counsel to one of no-wisdom? or, effective wisdom, abundantly made known?
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!
4 Whom hast thou taught speech? Whose inspiration hath come from thee?
With whose help hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?
5 The shades, tremble, beneath the waters and their inhabitants;
The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.
The nether-world is naked before Him, and Destruction hath no covering. (Sheol h7585)
7 Who stretcheth out the north over emptiness, hangeth the earth upon nothingness;
He stretcheth out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth over nothing.
8 Who bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent beneath them;
He bindeth up the waters in His thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
9 Who shutteth-in the face of the throne, he spreadeth over it his cloud;
He closeth in the face of His throne, and spreadeth His cloud upon it.
10 A, boundary, hath he encircled on the face of the waters, as far as where light ends in darkness;
He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.
11 The pillars of the heavens, are shaken, and are terrified at his rebuke:
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at His rebuke.
12 By his strength, hath he excited the sea, and, by his skill, hath he shattered the Crocodile:
He stirreth up the sea with His power, and by His understanding He smiteth through Rahab.
13 By his spirit, hath he arched the heavens, His hand hath pierced the fleeing serpent.
By His breath the heavens are serene; His hand hath pierced the slant serpent.
14 Lo! these, are the fringes of his way, and what a whisper of a word hath been heard of him! But, the thunder of his might, who could understand?
Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; and how small a whisper is heard of Him! But the thunder of His mighty deeds who can understand?
