Job 26

1And Job answereth and saith: --

1But Job answered and said,

1And Job answered and said,

2What--thou hast helped the powerless, Saved an arm not strong!

2How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

2How hast thou helped the powerless; how saved the arm that is without strength!

3What--thou hast given counsel to the unwise, And wise plans in abundance made known.

3How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?

3How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and abundantly declared the thing as it is!

4With whom hast thou declared words? And whose breath came forth from thee?

4To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?

4For whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?

5The Rephaim are formed, Beneath the waters, also their inhabitants.

5Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.

5The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof;

6Naked <FI>is<Fi> Sheol over-against Him, And there is no covering to destruction.

6Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

6Sheol is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

7Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth upon nothing,

7He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

7He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;

8Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.

8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.

9Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud.

9He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

9He covereth the face of his throne, he spreadeth his cloud upon it.

10A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness.

10He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

10He hath traced a fixed circle over the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.

11Pillars of the heavens do tremble, And they wonder because of His rebuke.

11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

11The pillars of the heavens tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.

12By His power He hath quieted the sea, And by His understanding smitten the proud.

12He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

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

13By His Spirit the heavens He beautified, Formed hath His hand the fleeing serpent.

13By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

13By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent.

14Lo, these <FI>are<Fi> the borders of His way, And how little a matter is heard of Him, And the thunder of His might Who doth understand?

14Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

14Lo, 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?