New King James Version | NET Bible |
1But Job answered and said: | 1Then Job replied: |
2“How have you helped him who is without power? How have you saved the arm that has no strength? | 2"How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved the person who has no strength! |
3How have you counseled one who has no wisdom? And how have you declared sound advice to many? | 3How you have advised the one without wisdom, and abundantly revealed your insight! |
4To whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit came from you? | 4To whom did you utter these words? And whose spirit has come forth from your mouth? |
5“The dead tremble, Those under the waters and those inhabiting them. | 5"The dead tremble--those beneath the waters and all that live in them. |
6Sheol is naked before Him, And Destruction has no covering. | 6The underworld is naked before God; the place of destruction lies uncovered. |
7He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing. | 7He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing. |
8He binds up the water in His thick clouds, Yet the clouds are not broken under it. | 8He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them. |
9He covers the face of His throne, And spreads His cloud over it. | 9He conceals the face of the full moon, shrouding it with his clouds. |
10He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters, At the boundary of light and darkness. | 10He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness. |
11The pillars of heaven tremble, And are astonished at His rebuke. | 11The pillars of the heavens tremble and are amazed at his rebuke. |
12He stirs up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He breaks up the storm. | 12By his power he stills the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab the great sea monster to pieces. |
13By His Spirit He adorned the heavens; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent. | 13By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent. |
14Indeed 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?” | 14Indeed, these are but the outer fringes of his ways! How faint is the whisper we hear of him! But who can understand the thunder of his power?" |
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