Job 26:13

What does Job 26:13 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 26:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

By his wind the heavens become bright: by his hand the quickly moving snake was cut through.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

By His Spirit the heavens He beautified, Formed hath His hand the fleeing serpent.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent.

Context

v.12He stirreth up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.

v.13This passage

v.14Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Revelation 12:9

    And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

  • Psalms 104:30

    Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.

  • Genesis 1:2

    And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

  • Psalms 74:13

    Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: Thou brakest the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.

  • Psalms 33:6

    By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

  • Isaiah 27:1

    In that day Jehovah with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the swift serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea.

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