New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 26:5-14
5“The 12departedH7496 spiritsH7496 are made to trembleH2342 UnderH8478 the watersH4325 and their inhabitantsH7931.634SheolH7585 is nakedH6174 beforeH5048 Him, And 56AbaddonH11 hasH369 noH369 coveringH3682.7He 7stretchesH5186 outH5186 the northH6828 overH5921 emptyH8414 spaceH8414 And hangsH8518 the earthH776 on nothingH1099H4100.8He 8wrapsH6887 upH6887 the watersH4325 in His cloudsH5645, And the cloudH6051 does not burstH1234 underH8478 them.9He 910obscuresH270 the faceH6440 of the 11fullH3677 moonH3677 And spreadsH6576 His cloudH6051 overH5921 it.10He has inscribedH2710 a 12circleH2329 on the surfaceH6440 of the watersH4325 At the 13boundaryH8503 of lightH216 and darknessH2822.11The pillarsH5982 of heavenH8064 trembleH7514 And areH8539 amazedH8539 at His rebukeH1606.12With His powerH3581 He 14quietedH7280 the seaH3220, And by His 15understandingH8394 He shatteredH4272 1617RahabH7293.13By His breathH7307 the 18heavensH8064 are 19clearedH8235; His handH3027 has piercedH2490 20the fleeingH1281 serpentH5175.14BeholdH2005, theseH428 are the fringesH7098 of His waysH1870; And howH4100 faintH8102 21a wordH1697 we hearH8085 of Him! But His mightyH1369 22thunderH7482, whoH4310 can understandH995?”
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 ↩
- 21. Job 26:14 Job 4:12 ↩
- 22. Job 26:14 Job 36:29; 37:4, 5 ↩
Commentaries on Job 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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