Job 26
1 And Job answered and said,
Then Job answered,
2 How hast thou helped the powerless; how saved the arm that is without strength!
“How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength!
3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and abundantly declared the thing as it is!
How have you counselled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!
4 For whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
To whom have you uttered words? Whose spirit came out of you?
5 The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof;
“The departed spirits tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. (Sheol h7585)
7 He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;
He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing.
8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.
He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.
9 He covereth the face of his throne, he spreadeth his cloud upon it.
He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.
10 He hath traced a fixed circle over the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.
He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.
11 The pillars of the heavens tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
12 He stirreth up the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.
He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.
13 By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent.
By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.
14 Lo, these are the borders of his ways; but what a whisper of a word do we hear of him! And the thunder of his power, who can understand?
Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?”
