איוב 26
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
But Job answered and said,
| מֶה־עָזַרְתָּ לְלֹא־כֹחַ הוֹשַׁעְתָּ זְרוֹעַ לֹא־עֹֽז׃ | 2 |
To whom do you attach yourself, or whom are you going to assist? is it not he that [has] much strength, and [he] who has a strong arm?
| מַה־יָּעַצְתָּ לְלֹא חָכְמָה וְתוּשִׁיָּה לָרֹב הוֹדָֽעְתָּ׃ | 3 |
To whom have you given counsel? is it not to him who has all wisdom? whom will you follow? is it not one who has the greatest power?
| אֶת־מִי הִגַּדְתָּ מִלִּין וְנִשְׁמַת־מִי יָצְאָה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ | 4 |
To whom have you uttered words? and whose breath is it that has come forth from you?
| הָרְפָאִים יְחוֹלָלוּ מִתַּחַת מַיִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 5 |
Shall giants be born from under the water and the inhabitants thereof?
| עָרוֹם שְׁאוֹל נֶגְדּוֹ וְאֵין כְּסוּת לָֽאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃ (Sheol h7585) | 6 |
Hell is naked before him, and destruction has no covering. (Sheol h7585)
| נֹטֶה צָפוֹן עַל־תֹּהוּ תֹּלֶה אֶרֶץ עַל־בְּלִי־מָֽה׃ | 7 |
He stretches out the north wind upon nothing, and he upon nothing hangs the earth;
| צֹרֵֽר־מַיִם בְּעָבָיו וְלֹא־נִבְקַע עָנָן תַּחְתָּֽם׃ | 8 |
binding water in his clouds, and the cloud is not tore under it.
| מְאַחֵז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּה פַּרְשֵׁז עָלָיו עֲנָנֽוֹ׃ | 9 |
He keeps back the face of his throne, stretching out his cloud upon it.
| חֹֽק־חָג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָיִם עַד־תַּכְלִית אוֹר עִם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | 10 |
He has encompassed the face of the water by an appointed ordinance, until the end of light and darkness.
| עַמּוּדֵי שָׁמַיִם יְרוֹפָפוּ וְיִתְמְהוּ מִגַּעֲרָתֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
The pillars of heaven are prostrate and astonished at his rebuke.
| בְּכֹחוֹ רָגַע הַיָּם ובתובנתו וּבִתְבוּנָתוֹ מָחַץ רָֽהַב׃ | 12 |
He has calmed the sea with [his] might, and by [his] wisdom the whale has been overthrown.
| בְּרוּחוֹ שָׁמַיִם שִׁפְרָה חֹֽלֲלָה יָדוֹ נָחָשׁ בָּרִֽיחַ׃ | 13 |
And the barriers of heaven fear him, and by a command he has slain the apostate dragon.
| הֶן־אֵלֶּה ׀ קְצוֹת דרכו דְּרָכָיו וּמַה־שֵּׁמֶץ דָּבָר נִשְׁמַע־בּוֹ וְרַעַם גבורתו גְּבוּרוֹתָיו מִי יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ | 14 |
Behold, these are parts of his way; and we will listen to him at the least intimation of his word: but the strength of his thunder who knows, when he shall employ [it]?
