(A)He stretches out the north over empty space;
He hangs the earth on nothing.
(B)He binds up the water in His thick clouds,
Yet the clouds [a]are not broken under it.
He covers the face of His throne,
And spreads His cloud over it.
10 (C)He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters,
At the boundary of light and darkness.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble,
And are [b]astonished at His rebuke.
12 (D)He stirs up the sea with His power,
And by His understanding He breaks up [c]the storm.
13 (E)By His Spirit He adorned the heavens;
His hand pierced (F)the fleeing serpent.
14 Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways,
And how small a whisper we hear of Him!
But the thunder of His power who can understand?”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 26:8 do not break
  2. Job 26:11 amazed
  3. Job 26:12 Heb. rahab

He spreads out the northern skies(A) over empty space;
    he suspends the earth over nothing.(B)
He wraps up the waters(C) in his clouds,(D)
    yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.
He covers the face of the full moon,
    spreading his clouds(E) over it.
10 He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters(F)
    for a boundary between light and darkness.(G)
11 The pillars of the heavens quake,(H)
    aghast at his rebuke.
12 By his power he churned up the sea;(I)
    by his wisdom(J) he cut Rahab(K) to pieces.
13 By his breath the skies(L) became fair;
    his hand pierced the gliding serpent.(M)
14 And these are but the outer fringe of his works;
    how faint the whisper(N) we hear of him!(O)
    Who then can understand the thunder of his power?”(P)

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