Job 26:13
11 The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke.
12 By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
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?”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
- KJV
- By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
- WEB
- By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.
- ASV
- By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.
- DARBY
- By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent.
- BLB
- By His breath the heavens were made clear; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
- ÅB
- Ved hans ånde blir himmelen klar; hans hånd gjennomborer den lettfarende drage.
- OTB
- Ved sin pust blir himlene klare;
Hans hånd gjennomboret den raske slangen. - B1930
- Ved hans ånde blir himmelen klar; hans hånd gjennemborer den lettfarende drage.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 27:1
In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent —Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
Read in contextPsalms 104:30
When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
Read in contextPsalms 74:13–14
You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;
Read in contextPsalms 33:6–7
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
Read in contextGenesis 1:2
Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
Read in contextRevelation 12:9
And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
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