Job 26:4
2 “How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!
3 How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!
To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?
5 The dead tremble— those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.
6 Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?
- KJV
- To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
- WEB
- To whom have you uttered words? Whose spirit came out of you?
- ASV
- To whom hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?
- DARBY
- For whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
- BLB
- With whom have you declared [these] words? And whose breath has come forth from you?
- ÅB
- Hvem har du fremført dine ord for, og hvis ånd har talt gjennom deg?
- OTB
- Hvem talte du til med disse ordene?
Og hvis ånd har talt gjennom deg? - B1930
- Hvem har du fremført dine ord for, og hvis ånd har talt gjennem dig?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 22:23–24
So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
Read in contextEcclesiastes 12:7
before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Read in context1 Corinthians 12:3
Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
Read in contextJob 32:18
For I am full of words, and my spirit within me compels me.
Read in context1 John 4:1–3
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Read in contextJob 20:3
I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.
Read in contextRevelation 16:13–14
And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.
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