Job 26 26 Job Job and his friends unfoldingWord® Literal Text Job: Who Can Understand God’s Majesty? 1 ULT And Job answered and said, BSB BSB: Then Job answered:
2 ULT “How you have helped{ the one} without power! You have saved the arm of no strength! BSB BSB: “How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!
3 ULT How you have advised{ one} without wisdom! Insight in abundance, you have made known! BSB BSB: How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!
4 ULT With whom did you declare words? And the breath of whom came out from you? BSB BSB: To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?
5 ULT The Raphaites tremble from below the waters and the ones inhabiting them. BSB BSB: The dead tremble—those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.
6 ULT Sheol{ is} naked before him, and{ there is} no covering to Abaddon, BSB BSB: Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
7 ULT the one stretching out the north over nothingness, hanging the earth upon nothing; BSB BSB: He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.
8 ULT the one binding the waters in his clouds, but the cloud is not torn under them; BSB BSB: He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
9 ULT the one covering the face of the full moon, spreading his cloud upon it. BSB BSB: He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.
10 ULT He has circled a limit on the face of the waters unto the boundary of light with darkness. BSB BSB: He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
11 ULT The pillars of the heavens tremble and marvel at his rebuke. BSB BSB: The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke.
12 ULT He calmed the sea with his power, and by his understanding he shattered Rahab. BSB BSB: By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
13 ULT By his breath the skies{ become} clearness; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent. BSB BSB: By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
14 ULT Behold, these are the edges of his ways, and how small a word we hear of him! And the thunder of his power, who will understand?” BSB BSB: 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?”
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