איוב 26
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Then Job answered and said:
| מֶה־עָזַרְתָּ לְלֹא־כֹחַ הוֹשַׁעְתָּ זְרוֹעַ לֹא־עֹֽז׃ | 2 |
How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!
| מַה־יָּעַצְתָּ לְלֹא חָכְמָה וְתוּשִׁיָּה לָרֹב הוֹדָֽעְתָּ׃ | 3 |
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!
| אֶת־מִי הִגַּדְתָּ מִלִּין וְנִשְׁמַת־מִי יָצְאָה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ | 4 |
With whose help hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?
| הָרְפָאִים יְחוֹלָלוּ מִתַּחַת מַיִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 5 |
The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.
| עָרוֹם שְׁאוֹל נֶגְדּוֹ וְאֵין כְּסוּת לָֽאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃ (Sheol h7585) | 6 |
The nether-world is naked before Him, and Destruction hath no covering. (Sheol h7585)
| נֹטֶה צָפוֹן עַל־תֹּהוּ תֹּלֶה אֶרֶץ עַל־בְּלִי־מָֽה׃ | 7 |
He stretcheth out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth over nothing.
| צֹרֵֽר־מַיִם בְּעָבָיו וְלֹא־נִבְקַע עָנָן תַּחְתָּֽם׃ | 8 |
He bindeth up the waters in His thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
| מְאַחֵז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּה פַּרְשֵׁז עָלָיו עֲנָנֽוֹ׃ | 9 |
He closeth in the face of His throne, and spreadeth His cloud upon it.
| חֹֽק־חָג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָיִם עַד־תַּכְלִית אוֹר עִם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | 10 |
He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.
| עַמּוּדֵי שָׁמַיִם יְרוֹפָפוּ וְיִתְמְהוּ מִגַּעֲרָתֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at His rebuke.
| בְּכֹחוֹ רָגַע הַיָּם ובתובנתו וּבִתְבוּנָתוֹ מָחַץ רָֽהַב׃ | 12 |
He stirreth up the sea with His power, and by His understanding He smiteth through Rahab.
| בְּרוּחוֹ שָׁמַיִם שִׁפְרָה חֹֽלֲלָה יָדוֹ נָחָשׁ בָּרִֽיחַ׃ | 13 |
By His breath the heavens are serene; His hand hath pierced the slant serpent.
| הֶן־אֵלֶּה ׀ קְצוֹת דרכו דְּרָכָיו וּמַה־שֵּׁמֶץ דָּבָר נִשְׁמַע־בּוֹ וְרַעַם גבורתו גְּבוּרוֹתָיו מִי יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ | 14 |
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?
