12 By his power he (A)stilled the sea;
    by his understanding he shattered (B)Rahab.
13 (C)By his wind the heavens were made fair;
    his hand pierced (D)the fleeing serpent.
14 Behold, these are but the outskirts of his (E)ways,
    and how small (F)a whisper do we hear of him!
    But the thunder of his power who can understand?”

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12 (A)He stirs up the sea with His power,
And by His understanding He breaks up [a]the storm.
13 (B)By His Spirit He adorned the heavens;
His hand pierced (C)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 26:12 Heb. rahab

12 With His power He (A)quieted the sea,
And by His (B)understanding He shattered [a](C)Rahab.
13 By His breath the (D)heavens are [b]cleared;
His hand has pierced (E)the fleeing serpent.
14 Behold, these are the fringes of His ways;
And how faint (F)a word we hear of Him!
But His mighty (G)thunder, who can understand?”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 26:12 I.e., a sea monster, not to be confused with Rahab in Joshua 2
  2. Job 26:13 Lit beauty

12 By his power he churned up the sea;(A)
    by his wisdom(B) he cut Rahab(C) to pieces.
13 By his breath the skies(D) became fair;
    his hand pierced the gliding serpent.(E)
14 And these are but the outer fringe of his works;
    how faint the whisper(F) we hear of him!(G)
    Who then can understand the thunder of his power?”(H)

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