Job 26 (ESV)

14 verses · English Standard Version · Essentially literal

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Job Chapter 26 contains 14 verses and is presented here in the English Standard Version (ESV), which uses a essentially literal approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 42 chapters in Job.

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1Then Job answered and said:

2“How you have helped him who has no power! How you have saved the arm that has no strength!

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

4With whose help have you uttered words, and whose breath has come out from you?

5The dead tremble under the waters and their inhabitants.

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

7He stretches out the north over the void and hangs the earth on nothing.

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

9He covers the face of the full moon and spreads over it his cloud.

10He has inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

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

12By his power he stilled the sea; by his understanding he shattered Rahab.

13By his wind the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

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

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What is Job 26 in the ESV?

Job 26 in the English Standard Version (ESV) contains 14 verses. The ESV uses a essentially literal approach, first published in 2001 (rev. 2016).

How does the ESV translate Job 26 differently?

The English Standard Version uses essentially literal, balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Job 26 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in Job 26 (ESV)?

Job Chapter 26 contains 14 verses in the English Standard Version. The book of Job has 42 chapters total.

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