| Christian Standard Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Then Job answered: | 1Then Job responded, |
| 2How you have helped the powerless and delivered the arm that is weak! | 2"What a help you are to the weak! How you have saved the arm without strength! |
| 3How you have counseled the unwise and abundantly provided insight! | 3"What counsel you have given to one without wisdom! What helpful insight you have abundantly provided! |
| 4With whom did you speak these words? Whose breath came out of your mouth? | 4"To whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit was expressed through you? |
| 5The departed spirits tremble beneath the waters and all that inhabit them. | 5"The departed spirits tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants. |
| 6Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. | 6"Naked is Sheol before Him, And Abaddon has no covering. |
| 7He stretches the northern skies over empty space; he hangs the earth on nothing. | 7"He stretches out the north over empty space And hangs the earth on nothing. |
| 8He wraps up the water in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst beneath its weight. | 8"He wraps up the waters in His clouds, And the cloud does not burst under them. |
| 9He obscures the view of his throne, spreading his cloud over it. | 9"He obscures the face of the full moon And spreads His cloud over it. |
| 10He laid out the horizon on the surface of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness. | 10"He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters At the boundary of light and darkness. |
| 11The pillars that hold up the sky tremble, astounded at his rebuke. | 11"The pillars of heaven tremble And are amazed at His rebuke. |
| 12By his power he stirred the sea, and by his understanding he crushed Rahab. | 12"He quieted the sea with His power, And by His understanding He shattered Rahab. |
| 13By his breath the heavens gained their beauty; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent. | 13"By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent. |
| 14These are but the fringes of his ways; how faint is the word we hear of him! Who can understand his mighty thunder? | 14"Behold, these are the fringes of His ways; And how faint a word we hear of Him! But His mighty thunder, who can understand?" |
| The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit //www.lockman.org |
|
    |