Job 26
1 Then Job answered and said,
Job replied,
2 “How you have helped one who has no power! How you have saved the arm that has no strength!
“How helpful you have been to this feeble man that I am. How supportive you have been to the weak.
3 How you have advised one who has no wisdom and announced to him sound knowledge!
What good advice you have given to this ignorant man, demonstrating you have so much wisdom.
4 With whose help have you spoken these words? Whose spirit was it that came out from you?
Who helped you speak these words? Who inspired you to say such things?
5 The dead are made to tremble, those who are beneath the waters and all who dwell in them.
The dead tremble, those beneath the waters.
Sheol lies naked before God, Abaddon is uncovered. (Sheol h7585)
7 He stretches out the northern skies over the empty space, and he hangs the earth over nothing.
He stretches the northern sky over empty space; he hangs the world on nothing.
8 He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, but the clouds are not torn under them.
He gathers the rain in his storm clouds which do not break under the weight.
9 He covers the surface of the moon and spreads his clouds on it.
He veils his throne; covering it with his clouds.
10 He has engraved a circular boundary on the surface of the waters as the line between light and darkness.
On the surface of the waters he set a boundary; he set a limit dividing light from darkness.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
The pillars of heaven tremble; they shake with fear at his rebuke.
12 He calmed the sea with his power; by his understanding he shattered Rahab.
He calmed the sea with his power; because he knew what to do he crushed Rahab.
13 By his breath he made the skies clear; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
The breath of his voice made the heavens beautiful; with his hand he pierced the gliding serpent.
14 See, these are but the fringes of his ways; how small a whisper do we hear of him! Who can understand the thunder of his power?”
This is just a little of all he does—what we hear of him is hardly a whisper, so who can understand his thunderous power?”
