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The Book of Job

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- Chapter 26 -

Job: The weakness of man and the majesty of God

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Then Job answered:
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“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!
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How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!
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To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?
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The dead tremble— those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.
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Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon (a) has no covering.
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He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.
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He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
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He covers the face of the full moon,(b) spreading over it His cloud.
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He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
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The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke.
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By His power He stirred (c) the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
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By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.(d)
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Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”

Footnotes

(a)26:6 Abaddon means Destruction.
(b)26:9 Or of His throne
(c)26:12 Or stilled
(d)26:13 Hebrew nachash; translated in most cases as snake

Job: The weakness of man and the majesty of God

1
Then Job answered,
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“How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength!
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How have you counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!
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To whom have you uttered words? Whose spirit came out of you?
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“The departed spirits tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
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Sheol (a) is naked before God, and Abaddon(b) has no covering.
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He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing.
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He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.
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He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.
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He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.
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The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
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He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.
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By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.
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Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?”

Footnotes

(a)26:6 Sheol is the place of the dead.
(b)26:6 Abaddon means Destroyer.
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