Job 26

1 Then responded Job, and said: —

And Job answers and says:

2 How hast thou given help to one of no-strength? given victory to an arm of no-power?

“How you have helped the powerless, Saved an arm not strong!

3 How hast thou given counsel to one of no-wisdom? or, effective wisdom, abundantly made known?

How you have given counsel to the unwise, And made known wise plans in abundance.

4 Whom hast thou taught speech? Whose inspiration hath come from thee?

With whom have you declared words? And whose breath came forth from you?

5 The shades, tremble, beneath the waters and their inhabitants;

The Rephaim are formed, Also their inhabitants beneath the waters.

6 Naked is hades before him, and there is no covering to destruction; (Sheol h7585)

Sheol [is] naked before Him, And there is no covering to destruction. (Sheol h7585)

7 Who stretcheth out the north over emptiness, hangeth the earth upon nothingness;

Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth on nothing,

8 Who bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent beneath them;

Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not burst under them.

9 Who shutteth-in the face of the throne, he spreadeth over it his cloud;

Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading His cloud over it.

10 A, boundary, hath he encircled on the face of the waters, as far as where light ends in darkness;

He has placed a limit on the waters, To the boundary of light with darkness.

11 The pillars of the heavens, are shaken, and are terrified at his rebuke:

Pillars of the heavens tremble, And they wonder because of His rebuke.

12 By his strength, hath he excited the sea, and, by his skill, hath he shattered the Crocodile:

By His power He has quieted the sea, And by His understanding struck the proud.

13 By his spirit, hath he arched the heavens, His hand hath pierced the fleeing serpent.

He beautified the heavens by His Spirit, His hand has formed the fleeing serpent.

14 Lo! these, are the fringes of his way, and what a whisper of a word hath been heard of him! But, the thunder of his might, who could understand?

Behold, these [are] the borders of His way, and how little a matter is heard of Him, and who understands the thunder of His might?”