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
International Standard Version
Job Acknowledges God’s Power
5 “The ghosts of the dead[a] writhe under the waters
along with those who live there with them.
6 Sheol[b] is naked before God[c]
and Abaddon[d] has no clothes.
7 He spreads out the north over empty space,
suspending the earth over nothing.
8 “He restricts the waters within clouds
and the clouds don’t burst open under them.
9 He has enclosed the face of the full moon
and spread his clouds over it.
10 He has delimited a boundary[e] over the surface of the oceans
as a limit between light and darkness.
11 The pillars of the heavens tremble
and are astounded at his rebuke.
12 By his power he disturbs the sea;
and with his skill he shatters the sea monster.[f]
13 He clears the skies with his wind;
his hands have pierced the fleeing serpent.
14 Indeed, these are the fringes of his ways,
and how faint is the whisper we’ve heard of it!
But who can comprehend the thunder of his might?”
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