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“The [a](A)departed spirits tremble
Under the waters and their inhabitants.
Naked is (B)Sheol before Him,
And [b](C)Abaddon has no covering.
He (D)stretches out the north over what is formless
And hangs the earth on nothing.
He (E)wraps up the waters in His clouds,
And the cloud does not break out under them.
He [c](F)obscures the face of His [d]throne
And spreads His cloud over it.
10 He has marked a (G)circle on the surface of the waters
At the (H)boundary of light and darkness.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble
And are astonished at His rebuke.
12 He (I)quieted the sea with His power,
And by His (J)understanding He crushed (K)Rahab.
13 By His breath the (L)heavens are made beautiful;
His hand has pierced (M)the fleeing serpent.
14 Behold, these are the fringes of His ways;
And how only with a whisper of (N)a word do we hear of Him!
But His mighty (O)thunder, who can understand?”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 26:5 Or shades; Heb Rephaim
  2. Job 26:6 Lit the realm of destruction
  3. Job 26:9 Lit covers
  4. Job 26:9 Or full moon

The Greatness of God

“The [a](A)departed spirits tremble
Under the waters and their inhabitants.
“Naked is [b](B)Sheol before Him,
And [c](C)Abaddon has no covering.
“He (D)stretches out the north over empty space
And hangs the earth on nothing.
“He (E)wraps up the waters in His clouds,
And the cloud does not burst under them.
“He [d](F)obscures the face of the [e]full moon
And spreads His cloud over it.
10 “He has inscribed a (G)circle on the surface of the waters
At the (H)boundary of light and darkness.
11 “The pillars of heaven tremble
And are amazed at His rebuke.
12 “He (I)quieted the sea with His power,
And by His (J)understanding He shattered (K)Rahab.
13 “By His breath the (L)heavens are [f]cleared;
His hand has pierced (M)the fleeing serpent.
14 “Behold, these are the fringes of His ways;
And how faint (N)a word we hear of Him!
But His mighty (O)thunder, who can understand?”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 26:5 Or shades; Heb Rephaim
  2. Job 26:6 I.e. the nether world
  3. Job 26:6 I.e. place of destruction
  4. Job 26:9 Lit covers
  5. Job 26:9 Or throne
  6. Job 26:13 Lit made beautiful