New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 26:5-13

5“The 1 2departed spirits are made to tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants.6 3 4Sheol is naked before Him, And 5 6Abaddon has no covering.7He 7stretches out the north over empty space And hangs the earth on nothing.8He 8wraps up the waters in His clouds, And the cloud does not burst under them.9He 9 10obscures the face of the 11full moon And spreads His cloud over it.10He has inscribed a 12circle on the surface of the waters At the 13boundary of light and darkness.11The pillars of heaven tremble And are amazed at His rebuke.12With His power He 14quieted the sea, And by His 15understanding He shattered 16 17Rahab.13By His breath the 18heavens are 19cleared; His hand has pierced 20the fleeing serpent.

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Notes

1. Job 26:5 Or shades; Heb Rephaim ↩
2. Job 26:5 Job 3:13; Ps 88:10 ↩
3. Job 26:6 I.e., the netherworld ↩
4. Job 26:6 Job 9:5-10; 26:6-14; 38:17; 41:11 ↩
5. Job 26:6 I.e., the place of destruction ↩
6. Job 26:6 Job 28:22; 31:12 ↩
7. Job 26:7 Job 9:8 ↩
8. Job 26:8 Job 37:11; Prov 30:4 ↩
9. Job 26:9 Lit covers ↩
10. Job 26:9 Job 22:14; Ps 97:2; 105:39 ↩
11. Job 26:9 Or throne ↩
12. Job 26:10 Job 38:1-11; Prov 8:29 ↩
13. Job 26:10 Job 38:19, 20, 24 ↩
14. Job 26:12 Is 51:15; Jer 31:35 ↩
15. Job 26:12 Job 12:13 ↩
16. Job 26:12 I.e., a sea monster, not to be confused with Rahab in Joshua 2 ↩
17. Job 26:12 Job 9:13 ↩
18. Job 26:13 Job 9:8 ↩
19. Job 26:13 Lit beauty ↩
20. Job 26:13 Is 27:1 ↩

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