Job 26
1 But Job answered and said,
Then Job made answer and said,
2 How hast thou helped [him that is] without power? [how] savest thou the arm [that hath] no strength?
How have you given help to him who has no power! how have you been the salvation of the arm which has no strength!
3 How hast thou counseled [him that hath] no wisdom? and [how] hast thou abundantly declared the thing as it is?
How have you given teaching to him who has no wisdom, and fully made clear true knowledge!
4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
To whom have your words been said? and whose spirit came out from you?
5 Dead [things] are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
The shades in the underworld are shaking; the waters and those living in them.
The underworld is uncovered before him, and Destruction has no veil. (Sheol h7585)
7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, [and] hangeth the earth upon nothing.
By his hand the north is stretched out in space, and the earth is hanging on nothing.
8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
By him the waters are shut up in his thick clouds, and the cloud does not give way under them.
9 He holdeth back the face of [his] throne, [and] spreadeth his cloud upon it.
By him the face of his high seat is veiled, and his cloud stretched out over it.
10 He hath encompassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
By him a circle is marked out on the face of the waters, to the limits of the light and the dark.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
The pillars of heaven are shaking, and are overcome by his sharp words.
12 He divideth the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
By his power the sea was made quiet; and by his wisdom Rahab was wounded.
13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
By his wind the heavens become bright: by his hand the quickly moving snake was cut through.
14 Lo, these [are] parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
See, these are only the outskirts of his ways; and how small is that which comes to our ears about him! But the thunder of his acts of power is outside all knowledge.
