“The dead are in deep anguish,(A)
    those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
The realm of the dead(B) is naked before God;
    Destruction[a](C) lies uncovered.(D)
He spreads out the northern skies(E) over empty space;
    he suspends the earth over nothing.(F)
He wraps up the waters(G) in his clouds,(H)
    yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.
He covers the face of the full moon,
    spreading his clouds(I) over it.
10 He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters(J)
    for a boundary between light and darkness.(K)
11 The pillars of the heavens quake,(L)
    aghast at his rebuke.
12 By his power he churned up the sea;(M)
    by his wisdom(N) he cut Rahab(O) to pieces.
13 By his breath the skies(P) became fair;
    his hand pierced the gliding serpent.(Q)
14 And these are but the outer fringe of his works;
    how faint the whisper(R) we hear of him!(S)
    Who then can understand the thunder of his power?”(T)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 26:6 Hebrew Abaddon

Truth about God

The dead writhe,
    the inhabitants beneath the waters as well.
The grave[a] is naked before God;
    the underworld[b] lacks covering.
He stretched the North[c] over chaos,
    hung earth over nothing;
    wrapped up water in his clouds,
        yet they didn’t burst out below;
    hid the face of the full moon,[d]
        spreading his cloud over it;
10     traced a circle on the water’s surface,
        at the limit of light and darkness.
11 Heaven’s pillars shook,
    terrified by his blast.
12 By his power he stilled the Sea;
    split Rahab with his cleverness.
13 Due to his wind, heaven became clear;
    his hand split the fleeing serpent.
14 Look, these are only the outer fringe of his ways;
    we hear only a whispered word about him.
    Who can understand his thunderous power?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 26:6 Heb Sheol
  2. Job 26:6 Heb Abaddon
  3. Job 26:7 Heb Zaphon
  4. Job 26:9 Or throne; Heb uncertain