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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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Bvt Iob answered, and sayde,
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Whom helpest thou? him that hath no power? sauest thou the arme that hath no strength?
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Whome counsellest thou? him that hath no wisedome? thou shewest right well as the thing is.
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To whom doest thou declare these words? or whose spirit commeth out of thee?
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The dead things are formed vnder the waters, and neere vnto them.
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The graue is naked before him, and there is no couering for destruction.
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He stretcheth out the North ouer the emptie place, and hangeth the earth vpon nothing.
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He bindeth the waters in his cloudes, and the cloude is not broken vnder them.
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He holdeth backe the face of his throne: and spreadeth his cloude vpon it.
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He hath set bounds about the waters, vntil the day and night come to an ende.
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The pillars of heauen tremble and quake at his reproofe.
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The sea is calme by his power, and by his vnderstanding he smiteth the pride thereof.
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His Spirite hath garnished the heauens, and his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
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Loe, these are part of his wayes: but how litle a portion heare we of him? and who can vnderstand his fearefull power?

Job: The weakness of man and the majesty of God

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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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