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Job 26:5-14
Lexham English Bible
Job 26:5-14
Lexham English Bible
5 “The spirits of the dead tremble
below the waters and their inhabitants.
6 Sheol is naked before him,
and there is no covering for Abaddon.
7 He stretches out the north over emptiness;
he hangs the earth over nothing.[a]
8 He ties up the water in its clouds,
and the cloud is not torn open beneath it.[b]
9 He covers the face of the full moon;[c]
he spreads his cloud over it.
10 He has described a circle[d] on the face of the water
between light and darkness.[e]
11 “The pillars of heaven tremble,
and they are astounded at his rebuke.
12 By his power he stilled the sea,
and by his understanding he struck down Rahab.
13 By his breath the heavens were made clear;[f]
his hand pierced the fleeing snake.
14 Look, these are the outer fringes of his ways,
and how faint is the word[g] that we hear of him!
But[h] who can understand the thunder of his power?”
Footnotes
- Job 26:7 Literally “over not what”
- Job 26:8 Hebrew “them”; antecedent for “them” is “water” (literally “waters”)
- Job 26:9 Text reads “throne”; “full moon” is based on a change of the vowels
- Job 26:10 NRSV; literally “a limit he has circled”
- Job 26:10 Literally “at the end of light with darkness”
- Job 26:13 Literally “heavens clearness”
- Job 26:14 Literally “how whisper of word”
- Job 26:14 Hebrew “And”
Job 26:5-14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Job 26:5-14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
5 The departed spirits tremble
beneath the waters and all that inhabit them.(A)
6 Sheol(B) is naked before God,
and Abaddon(C) has no covering.(D)
7 He stretches the northern skies over empty space;
He hangs the earth on nothing.
8 He wraps up the waters in His clouds,
yet the clouds do not burst beneath their weight.(E)
9 He obscures the view of His throne,
spreading His cloud over it.
10 He laid out the horizon on the surface of the waters(F)
at the boundary between light and darkness.
11 The pillars that hold up the sky tremble,
astounded at His rebuke.(G)
12 By His power He stirred(H) the sea,
and by His understanding He crushed Rahab.(I)
13 By His breath the heavens gained their beauty;
His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.[a](J)
14 These are but the fringes of His ways;
how faint is the word we hear of Him!
Who can understand His mighty thunder?
Footnotes
- Job 26:13 = Leviathan
Job 26:5-14
New International Version
Job 26:5-14
New International Version
5 “The dead are in deep anguish,(A)
those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
6 The realm of the dead(B) is naked before God;
Destruction[a](C) lies uncovered.(D)
7 He spreads out the northern skies(E) over empty space;
he suspends the earth over nothing.(F)
8 He wraps up the waters(G) in his clouds,(H)
yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.
9 He covers the face of the full moon,
spreading his clouds(I) over it.
10 He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters(J)
for a boundary between light and darkness.(K)
11 The pillars of the heavens quake,(L)
aghast at his rebuke.
12 By his power he churned up the sea;(M)
by his wisdom(N) he cut Rahab(O) to pieces.
13 By his breath the skies(P) became fair;
his hand pierced the gliding serpent.(Q)
14 And these are but the outer fringe of his works;
how faint the whisper(R) we hear of him!(S)
Who then can understand the thunder of his power?”(T)
Footnotes
- Job 26:6 Hebrew Abaddon
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