1 ① The shades of the deep are ter rified,
the waters and their inhabitants tremble.
2Sheol is naked before God;
destruction lies uncovered.
3Over the void he spreads out the northern skies;
over emptiness he suspends the earth.
4He wraps up the waters in his clouds,
yet the clouds do not burst their seams.
5He covers the face of the moon
and spreads his clouds over it.
6On the face of the waters he draws the horizon as a boundary between light and darkness.
7The pillars of the heavens quake,
stunned at his thunderous rebuke.
8By his power he stilled the sea;
by his wisdom he smote Rahab.
9By his wind the skies were cleared;
his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
10These are but hints of his power;
a whisper is all that we hear of him.
But who can understand the thunder of his might?
11Job answered then:
12What help have you given to the powerless,
what strength to the enfeebled arm?
13What advice have you offered to the foolish,
and what great insight have you shown?
14Who has inspired in you these words?
Whose spirit spoke from your mouth?
- Job 26,5 Paragraph 26:1-4 comes at the end of chapter 26.
