Jó 26

Job: Man’s Frailty and God’s Majesty

1 But Job answered and said:

2 "How have you helped himwhois without power?

How have you saved the arm thathas no strength?

3 How have you counseled onewhohas no wisdom?

And how have you declared sound advice to many?

4 To whom have you uttered words?

And whose spirit came from you?

5 "The dead tremble,

Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.

6 *(Ps. 139:8); Prov. 15:11; (Heb. 4:13)Sheol is naked before Him,

And Destruction has no covering.

7 *Job 9:8; Ps. 24:2; 104:2He stretches out the north over empty space;

He hangs the earth on nothing.

8 *Job 37:11; Prov. 30:4He binds up the water in His thick clouds,

Yet the clouds are not broken under it.

9 He covers the face of His throne,

And spreads His cloud over it.

10 *(Job 38:1–11); Ps. 33:7; 104:9; Prov. 8:29; Jer. 5:22He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters,

At the boundary of light and darkness.

11 The pillars of heaven tremble,

And are astonished at His rebuke.

12 *Ex. 14:21; Job 9:13; Is. 51:15; (Jer. 31:35)He stirs up the sea with His power,

And by His understanding He breaks up the storm.

13 *(Job 9:8); Ps. 33:6By His Spirit He adorned the heavens;

His hand pierced *Is. 27:1the fleeing serpent.

14 Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways,

And how small a whisper we hear of Him!

But the thunder of His power who can understand?"