Job 26:5-14
English Standard Version
5 The (A)dead tremble
under the waters and their inhabitants.
6 Sheol is (B)naked before God,[a]
and (C)Abaddon has no covering.
7 He (D)stretches out the north over (E)the void
and hangs the earth on nothing.
8 He (F)binds up the waters in his thick clouds,
and the cloud is not split open under them.
9 He covers the face of the full moon[b]
and (G)spreads over it his cloud.
10 He has inscribed (H)a circle on the face of the waters
at the boundary between light and darkness.
11 (I)The pillars of heaven tremble
and are astounded at his (J)rebuke.
12 By his power he (K)stilled the sea;
by his understanding he shattered (L)Rahab.
13 (M)By his wind the heavens were made fair;
his hand pierced (N)the fleeing serpent.
14 Behold, these are but the outskirts of his (O)ways,
and how small (P)a whisper do we hear of him!
But the thunder of his power who can understand?”
Job 26:5-14
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 water in his clouds,
yet the clouds do not burst beneath its 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
- 26:13 = Leviathan
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