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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 The shades below tremble,
the waters and their inhabitants.
6 Sheol is naked before God,
and Abaddon has no covering.(A)
7 He stretches out Zaphon[a] over the void
and hangs the earth upon nothing.(B)
8 He binds up the waters in his thick clouds,
and the cloud is not torn open by them.(C)
9 He covers the face of the full moon
and spreads over it his cloud.(D)
10 He has described a circle on the face of the waters,
at the boundary between light and darkness.(E)
11 The pillars of heaven tremble
and are astounded at his rebuke.
12 By his power he stilled the Sea;
by his understanding he struck down Rahab.(F)
13 By his wind the heavens were made fair;
his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.(G)
14 These are indeed but the outskirts of his ways,
and how small a whisper do we hear of him!
But the thunder of his power who can understand?”(H)
Footnotes
- 26.7 Or the North
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