Job 25 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Job 26

¹Then Job answered,

KJVBut Job^H347 answered^H6030^(H8799) and said^H559^(H8799),

² “How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength!

KJVHow hast thou helped^H5826^(H8804) him that is without power^H3581? how savest^H3467^(H8689) thou the arm^H2220 that hath no^H3808 strength^H5797?

³ How have you counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!

KJVHow hast thou counselled^H3289^(H8804) him that hath no^H3808 wisdom^H2451? and how hast thou plentifully^H7230 declared^H3045^(H8689) the thing as it is^H8454?

⁴ To whom have you uttered words? Whose spirit came out of you?

KJVTo whom hast thou uttered^H5046^(H8689) words^H4405? and whose spirit^H5397 came^H3318^(H8804) from thee?

⁵ “The departed spirits tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.

KJVDead^H7496 things are formed^H2342^(H8787) from under the waters^H4325, and the inhabitants^H7931^(H8802) thereof.

⁶ Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.

KJVHell^H7585 is naked^H6174 before him, and destruction^H11 hath no covering^H3682.

⁷ He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing.

KJVHe stretcheth out^H5186^(H8802) the north^H6828 over the empty place^H8414, and hangeth^H8518^(H8802) the earth^H776 upon nothing^H1099.

⁸ He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.

KJVHe bindeth up^H6887^(H8802) the waters^H4325 in his thick clouds^H5645; and the cloud^H6051 is not rent^H1234^(H8738) under them.

⁹ He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.

KJVHe holdeth back^H270^(H8764) the face^H6440 of his throne^H3678, and spreadeth^H6576^(H8768) his cloud^H6051 upon it.

¹⁰ He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.

KJVHe hath compassed^H2328^(H8804) the waters^H6440^H4325 with bounds^H2706, until the day^H216 and night^H2822 come to an end^H8503.

¹¹ The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.

KJVThe pillars^H5982 of heaven^H8064 tremble^H7322^(H8787) and are astonished^H8539^(H8799) at his reproof^H1606.

¹² He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.

KJVHe divideth^H7280^(H8804) the sea^H3220 with his power^H3581, and by his understanding^H8394^(H8675)^H8394 he smiteth^H4272^(H8804) through the proud^H7293.

¹³ By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.

KJVBy his spirit^H7307 he hath garnished^H8235^(H8765) the heavens^H8064; his hand^H3027 hath formed^H2342^(H8790) the crooked^H1281 serpent^H5175.

¹⁴ Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?”

KJVLo, these are parts^H7098 of his ways^H1870: but how little^H8102 a portion^H1697 is heard^H8085^(H8738) of him? but the thunder^H7482 of his power^H1369 who can understand^H995^(H8709)?

WEB·Job 25

¹Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,

KJVThen answered^H6030^(H8799) Bildad^H1085 the Shuhite^H7747, and said^H559^(H8799),

² “Dominion and fear are with him. He makes peace in his high places.

KJVDominion^H4910^(H8687) and fear^H6343 are with him, he maketh^H6213^(H8802) peace^H7965 in his high places^H4791.

³ Can his armies be counted? On whom does his light not arise?

KJVIs there^H3426 any number^H4557 of his armies^H1416? and upon whom doth not his light^H216 arise^H6965^(H8799)?

⁴ How then can man be just with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean?

KJVHow then can man^H582 be justified^H6663^(H8799) with God^H410? or how can he be clean^H2135^(H8799) that is born^H3205^(H8803) of a woman^H802?

⁵ Behold, even the moon has no brightness, and the stars are not pure in his sight;

KJVBehold even to the moon^H3394, and it shineth^H166^(H8686) not; yea, the stars^H3556 are not pure^H2141^(H8804) in his sight^H5869.

⁶ How much less man, who is a worm, and the son of man, who is a worm!”

KJVHow much less man^H582, that is a worm^H7415? and the son^H1121 of man^H120, which is a worm^H8438?

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