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World English Bible

Job 26 (WEBP)

[1] Then Job answered,
[2] “How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength!
[3] How have you counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!
[4] To whom have you uttered words? Whose spirit came out of you?
[5] “The departed spirits tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
[6] Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
[7] He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing.
[8] He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.
[9] He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.
[10] He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.
[11] The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
[12] He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.
[13] By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.
[14] 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?”

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

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Job 26 (KJVS)

[1] But Job answered () and said, ()
[2] How hast thou helped () him that is without power? How savest () thou the arm that hath no strength?
[3] How hast thou counselled () him that hath no wisdom? And how hast thou plentifully declared () the thing as it is?
[4] To whom hast thou uttered () words? And whose spirit came () from thee?
[5] Dead things are formed () From under the waters, and the inhabitants () thereof.
[6] Hell is naked before him, And destruction hath no covering.
[7] He stretcheth out () the north over the empty place, And hangeth () the earth upon nothing.
[8] He bindeth up () the waters in his thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent () under them.
[9] He holdeth back () the face of his throne, And spreadeth () his cloud upon it.
[10] He hath compassed () the waters with bounds, Until the day and night come to an end.
[11] The pillars of heaven tremble () And are astonished () at his reproof.
[12] He divideth () the sea with his power, And by his understanding () he smiteth () through the proud.
[13] By his spirit he hath garnished () the heavens; His hand hath formed () the crooked serpent.
[14] Lo, these are parts of his ways: But how little a portion is heard () of him? But the thunder of his power who can understand? ()

Job 26:5 Or, with the inhabitants
Job 26:10 Heb. until the end of light with darkness
Job 26:12 Heb. pride

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Job 26 (BYZ)

[1] υπολαβων δε ιωβ λεγει
[2] τινι προσκεισαι η τινι μελλεις βοηθειν ποτερον ουχ ω πολλη ισχυς και ω βραχιων κραταιος εστιν
[3] τινι συμβεβουλευσαι ουχ ω πασα σοφια η τινι επακολουθησεις ουχ ω μεγιστη δυναμις
[4] τινι ανηγγειλας ρηματα πνοη δε τινος εστιν η εξελθουσα εκ σου
[5] μη γιγαντες μαιωθησονται υποκατωθεν υδατος και των γειτονων αυτου
[6] γυμνος ο αδης επωπιον αυτου και ουκ εστιν περιβολαιον τη απωλεια
[7] εκτεινων βορεαν επ ουδεν κρεμαζων γην επι ουδενος
[8] δεσμευων υδωρ εν νεφελαις αυτου και ουκ ερραγη νεφος υποκατω αυτου
[9] ο κρατων προσωπον θρονου εκπεταζων επ αυτον νεφος αυτου
[10] προσταγμα εγυρωσεν επι προσωπον υδατος μεχρι συντελειας φωτος μετα σκοτους
[11] στυλοι ουρανου επετασθησαν και εξεστησαν απο της επιτιμησεως αυτου
[12] ισχυι κατεπαυσεν την θαλασσαν επιστημη δε ετρωσε το κητος
[13] κλειθρα δε ουρανου δεδοικασιν αυτον προσταγματι δε εθανατωσεν δρακοντα αποστατην
[14] ιδου ταυτα μερη οδου αυτου και επι ικμαδα λογου ακουσομεθα εν αυτω σθενος δε βροντης αυτου τις οιδεν οποτε ποιησει