Job 26
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Chapter overview
Job asks how his friends have helped the powerless, then outdoes their descriptions with his own. The dead tremble beneath the waters, the earth hangs upon nothing, the clouds hold water without bursting, and the sea is stilled by God's power. All of this, he says, is only the outer fringe of his ways.
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1Job replied,
2“How helpful you have been to this feeble man that I am. How supportive you have been to the weak.
3What good advice you have given to this ignorant man, demonstrating you have so much wisdom.
4Who helped you speak these words? Who inspired you to say such things?
5The dead tremble, those beneath the waters.
6Sheol lies naked before God, Abaddon is uncovered.
7He stretches the northern sky over empty space; he hangs the world on nothing.
8He gathers the rain in his storm clouds which do not break under the weight.
9He veils his throne; covering it with his clouds.
10On the surface of the waters he set a boundary; he set a limit dividing light from darkness.
11The pillars of heaven tremble; they shake with fear at his rebuke.
12He calmed the sea with his power; because he knew what to do, he crushed Rahab.
13The breath of his voice made the heavens beautiful; with his hand he pierced the gliding serpent.
14This is just a little of all he does—what we hear of him is hardly a whisper, so who can understand his thunderous power?”
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