Job 26
1 and to answer Job and to say
Job replied [to Bildad], saying this [sarcastically]:
2 what? to help to/for not strength to save arm not strength
“I am a very weak and helpless man; and (you [certainly] have not helped me [SAR] very much!/[do you think that] you have helped me [SAR] very much?) [RHQ]
3 what? to advise to/for not wisdom and wisdom to/for abundance to know
(You certainly have counseled me well—I, who am not wise at all./[Do you think that] you have counseled me well—I, who am not wise at all?) [RHQ] ([I’m sure you think that] you have given a lot of very good advice to me. [RHQ]
4 [obj] who? to tell speech and breath who? to come out: come from you
Who helped you to say all those [great/wise] things? Who inspired you to speak like you did?”
5 [the] shade to twist: tremble from underneath: under water and to dwell them
“[Because] the spirits of dead people [are afraid], [they] tremble in the waters that are deep under the earth.
God knows all about [those who are in] the place of the dead; there is nothing down there that prevents God from seeing what is there. (Sheol h7585)
7 to stretch north upon formlessness to hang land: country/planet upon without what?
God stretched out the earth over the huge empty space and caused the earth to have nothing [to support it].
8 to constrain water in/on/with cloud his and not to break up/open cloud underneath: under them
He fills the thick/dense clouds with water and prevents that water from bursting the clouds.
9 to grasp face: surface throne to spread upon him cloud his
He causes clouds to (obscure/prevent us from seeing) the moon.
10 statute: allotment to mark upon face: surface water till limit light with darkness
He separated the light from the darkness and put the horizon to mark the place where the night ends and the daytime begins.
11 pillar heaven to tremble and to astounded from rebuke his
When [he is angry, it is as though] he rebukes the pillars that hold up the sky. They are (shocked/very fearful), and they tremble.
12 in/on/with strength his to disturb [the] sea (and in/on/with understanding his *Q(k)*) to wound Rahab monster
With his power he calmed the sea; with his skill/wisdom he destroyed Rahab, the huge sea monster.
13 in/on/with spirit: breath his heaven clearness to bore hand his serpent fleeing
With his breath he caused the sky to be bright/clear; with his hand he killed the great dragon in the sea.
14 look! these end (way: conduct his *Q(K)*) and what? whisper word to hear: hear in/on/with him and thunder (might his *Q(K)*) who? to understand
But those events show only a small amount of his power; [it is as though] we are hearing only whispers of his powerful voice. When we hear thunder, [we say, ] ‘(Who can really understand [how great] his power [is]/No one can [really] understand [how great] his power [is]!) [RHQ]’”
