New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (nwt, en_US, 2013)

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Job, 26

1 Job said in reply:

2 “How you have helped the one with no power! How you have saved the arm that has no strength!

3 What great advice you have given to the one lacking wisdom! How freely*1 you have revealed your practical wisdom!*2

  1. Or “abundantly.”

  2. Or “common sense.”

4 To whom are you trying to speak, And who inspired you to say such things?*1

  1. Lit., “And whose breath (spirit) has come out from you?”

5 Those who are powerless in death tremble; They are even lower than the waters and their inhabitants.

6 The Grave*1 is naked in front of God,*2 And the place of destruction*3 lies uncovered.

  1. Or “Sheol,” that is, the common grave of mankind. See Glossary.

  2. Lit., “him.”

  3. Or “And Abaddon.”

7 He stretches out the northern sky*1 over empty space,*2 Suspending the earth upon nothing;

  1. Lit., “the north.”

  2. Lit., “emptiness.”

8 He wraps up the waters in his clouds, So that the clouds do not burst under their weight;

9 He shuts off the view of his throne, Spreading out his cloud over it.

10 He marks out the horizon*1 on the surface of the waters; He makes a boundary between light and darkness.

  1. Lit., “a circle.”

11 The very pillars of heaven shake; They are stunned by his rebuke.

12 He stirs up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he breaks the sea monster*1 to pieces.

  1. Lit., “Rahab.”

13 With his breath*1 he makes the skies clear; His hand pierces the elusive*2 serpent.

  1. Or “wind.”

  2. Or “gliding.”

14 Look! These are just the fringes of his ways; Only a faint whisper has been heard of him! So who can understand his mighty thunder?”