Job

Job 26

1Job reproveth Bildad; 5but acknowledgeth God's power and wisdom to be infinite and unsearchable.

1BUT Job answered and said,

2How hast thou ^ahelped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

a Pr. 25.11. Ec. 12.10,11. ch. 4.3,4. Is. 40.14.

3How hast ^bthou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and ^chow hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?

b ch. 11.2,3; 13.2,4; 16.2,3. c Ac. 20.20. 1Co. 2.4. 2Ti. 3.15-17.

4^dTo whom hast thou uttered words? and ^ewhose spirit came from thee?

d ch. 12.3,4. Eze. 13.19. e Ec. 12.7.

5^fDead things are formed from under the waters, ¹and the inhabitants thereof.

f Ps. 88.10. Is. 14.9; 26.14,19. Re. 20.13.

6^gHell is naked before him, and ^hdestruction hath no covering.

g Pr. 15.11. Ps. 139.8,11. He. 4.13. h ch. 28.22; 31.12.

7He ⁱstretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

i ch. 9.8. Ps. 24.2; 104.2.

8He ^jbindeth up the waters in ^khis thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

j Pr. 30.4. Je. 10.13. ch. 36.27-29; 37.11,16; 38.37. Ge. 1.6,7. Pr. 30.4. k Ps. 18.11; 97.2. De. 33.26. Is. 19.1.

9He ^lholdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

l Is. 66.1. Ps. 18.11; 97.2.

10He ^mhath ^*compassed the waters with bounds, ²until the day and night come to an end.

m ch. 38.8-11. Ps. 33.7; 104.9. Pr. 8.29. Je. 5.22.

11The ⁿpillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

n 2Sa. 22.8. Ps. 68.8; 114.4,6,7; 104.7. 2Pe. 3.10. He. 12.26. ch. 9.6.

12He ^odivideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the ³proud.

o Is. 51.15; 63.11-13. Je. 31.35. Ps. 29.10; 93.3,4; 65.7.

13By ^phis spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed ^qthe crooked serpent.

p Ge. 1.2. Ps. 33.6; 104.30. q Is. 27.1. Ps. 74.13,14.

14Lo, these are parts of his ways: but ^rhow little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

r 1Co. 13.9-12; 2.9. ch. 11.7; 40.9. Jn. 16.12. Ps. 29.3-9.