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26 But Iyov answered and said,

How hast thou helped him that is without ko’ach? How savest thou the zero’a that hath no oz (strength)?

How hast thou counseled him that hath no chochmah? And how hast thou plentifully declared the tushiyyah (efficient wisdom)?

To whom hast thou uttered words? And whose neshamah came from thee?

Dead things tremble from under the mayim, and the inhabitants thereof.

Sheol is naked before Him, and Avaddon hath no cover.

He stretcheth out the Tzafon over the tohu, and hangeth eretz upon nothing.

He bindeth up the mayim in His thick clouds; and the anan doeth not burst under them.

He covers the face of [His] kisse, and spreadeth His anan upon it.

10 He hath circled the horizon on the face of the mayim for a boundary between ohr and choshech.

11 The ammudim of Shomayim tremble and are aghast at His rebuke.

12 He divideth the yam with His ko’ach, and by His understanding He struck down Rahav.

13 By His Ruach He hath made fair Shomayim; His yad hath pierced the fleeing nachash.

14 Lo, these are but the ketzot of His ways, but how faint the davar we hear of Him. And the thunder of His gevurah who can understand?

Job

26 Then Job replied:

“How you have helped the powerless!(A)
    How you have saved the arm that is feeble!(B)
What advice you have offered to one without wisdom!
    And what great insight(C) you have displayed!
Who has helped you utter these words?
    And whose spirit spoke from your mouth?(D)

“The dead are in deep anguish,(E)
    those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
The realm of the dead(F) is naked before God;
    Destruction[a](G) lies uncovered.(H)
He spreads out the northern skies(I) over empty space;
    he suspends the earth over nothing.(J)
He wraps up the waters(K) in his clouds,(L)
    yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.
He covers the face of the full moon,
    spreading his clouds(M) over it.
10 He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters(N)
    for a boundary between light and darkness.(O)
11 The pillars of the heavens quake,(P)
    aghast at his rebuke.
12 By his power he churned up the sea;(Q)
    by his wisdom(R) he cut Rahab(S) to pieces.
13 By his breath the skies(T) became fair;
    his hand pierced the gliding serpent.(U)
14 And these are but the outer fringe of his works;
    how faint the whisper(V) we hear of him!(W)
    Who then can understand the thunder of his power?”(X)

Footnotes

  1. Job 26:6 Hebrew Abaddon