איוב 26

1 וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

But Job answered and said,

2 מֶה־עָזַרְתָּ לְלֹא־כֹחַ הוֹשַׁעְתָּ זְרוֹעַ לֹא־עֹֽז׃

How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

3 מַה־יָּעַצְתָּ לְלֹא חָכְמָה וְתוּשִׁיָּה לָרֹב הוֹדָֽעְתָּ׃

How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou abundantly declared the thing as it is?

4 אֶת־מִי הִגַּדְתָּ מִלִּין וְנִשְׁמַת־מִי יָצְאָה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?

5 הָרְפָאִים יְחוֹלָלוּ מִתַּחַת מַיִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃

Dead things are formed from under the waters, and its inhabitants.

6 עָרוֹם שְׁאוֹל נֶגְדּוֹ וְאֵין כְּסוּת לָֽאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃ (Sheol h7585)

Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. (Sheol h7585)

7 נֹטֶה צָפוֹן עַל־תֹּהוּ תֹּלֶה אֶרֶץ עַל־בְּלִי־מָֽה׃

He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

8 צֹרֵֽר־מַיִם בְּעָבָיו וְלֹא־נִבְקַע עָנָן תַּחְתָּֽם׃

He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not torn under them.

9 מְאַחֵז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּה פַּרְשֵׁז עָלָיו עֲנָנֽוֹ׃

He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

10 חֹֽק־חָג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָיִם עַד־תַּכְלִית אוֹר עִם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

He hath surrounded the waters with a border, until the day and night come to an end.

11 עַמּוּדֵי שָׁמַיִם יְרוֹפָפוּ וְיִתְמְהוּ מִגַּעֲרָתֽוֹ׃

The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

12 בְּכֹחוֹ רָגַע הַיָּם ובתובנתו וּבִתְבוּנָתוֹ מָחַץ רָֽהַב׃

He divideth the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

13 בְּרוּחוֹ שָׁמַיִם שִׁפְרָה חֹֽלֲלָה יָדוֹ נָחָשׁ בָּרִֽיחַ׃

By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

14 הֶן־אֵלֶּה ׀ קְצוֹת דרכו דְּרָכָיו וּמַה־שֵּׁמֶץ דָּבָר נִשְׁמַע־בּוֹ וְרַעַם גבורתו גְּבוּרוֹתָיו מִי יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃

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?