26:1 Then Job responded, |
26:2 "What a help you proved to the weak! How you have saved the arm without strength! |
26:3 "What counsel you have given to one without wisdom! What helpful insight you have abundantly provided! |
26:4 "To whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit have you expressed ? |
26:5 "The departed spirits tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants. |
26:6 "Naked appears Sheol before Him, And Abaddon has no covering. |
26:7 "He stretches out the north over empty space And hangs the earth on nothing. |
26:8 "He wraps up the waters in His clouds, And the cloud does not burst under them. |
26:9 "He obscures the face of the full moon And spreads His cloud over it. |
26:10 "He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters At the boundary of light and darkness. |
26:11 "The pillars of heaven tremble And feel amazed at His rebuke. |
26:12 "He quieted the sea with His power, And by His understanding He shattered Rahab. |
26:13 "By His breath the He cleared the heavens ; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent. |
26:14 "Behold, these serve as the fringes of His ways; And how faint a word we hear of Him! But His mighty thunder, who can understand?" |