New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 26:6-14

6 1 2Sheol is naked before Him, And 3 4Abaddon has no covering.7He 5stretches out the north over empty space And hangs the earth on nothing.8He 6wraps up the waters in His clouds, And the cloud does not burst under them.9He 7 8obscures the face of the 9full moon And spreads His cloud over it.10He has inscribed a 10circle on the surface of the waters At the 11boundary of light and darkness.11The pillars of heaven tremble And are amazed at His rebuke.12With His power He 12quieted the sea, And by His 13understanding He shattered 14 15Rahab.13By His breath the 16heavens are 17cleared; His hand has pierced 18the fleeing serpent.14Behold, these are the fringes of His ways; And how faint 19a word we hear of Him! But His mighty 20thunder, who can understand?”

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Notes

1. Job 26:6 I.e., the netherworld ↩
2. Job 26:6 Job 9:5-10; 26:6-14; 38:17; 41:11 ↩
3. Job 26:6 I.e., the place of destruction ↩
4. Job 26:6 Job 28:22; 31:12 ↩
5. Job 26:7 Job 9:8 ↩
6. Job 26:8 Job 37:11; Prov 30:4 ↩
7. Job 26:9 Lit covers ↩
8. Job 26:9 Job 22:14; Ps 97:2; 105:39 ↩
9. Job 26:9 Or throne ↩
10. Job 26:10 Job 38:1-11; Prov 8:29 ↩
11. Job 26:10 Job 38:19, 20, 24 ↩
12. Job 26:12 Is 51:15; Jer 31:35 ↩
13. Job 26:12 Job 12:13 ↩
14. Job 26:12 I.e., a sea monster, not to be confused with Rahab in Joshua 2 ↩
15. Job 26:12 Job 9:13 ↩
16. Job 26:13 Job 9:8 ↩
17. Job 26:13 Lit beauty ↩
18. Job 26:13 Is 27:1 ↩
19. Job 26:14 Job 4:12 ↩
20. Job 26:14 Job 36:29; 37:4, 5 ↩

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