Job 26:12
10 He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
11 The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke.
By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
13 By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
14 Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
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Compare
- BSB
- By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
- KJV
- He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
- WEB
- He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.
- ASV
- He stirreth up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.
- DARBY
- He stirreth up the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.
- BLB
- By His strength He stirred the Sea, and by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
- ÅB
- Ved sin kraft opprører han havet, og ved sin forstand knuser han Rahab.
- OTB
- Ved sin kraft rører Han havet;
ved sin visdom knuste Han Rahab. - B1930
- Ved sin kraft oprører han havet, og ved sin forstand knuser han Rahab.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 51:15
For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the LORD of Hosts is His name.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:35
Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:
Read in contextJob 12:13
Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
Read in contextJob 9:13
God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.
Read in contextPsalms 89:9–10
You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.
Read in contextIsaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
Read in contextPsalms 93:3–4
The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.
Read in contextPsalms 74:13
You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;
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