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Job Rebukes Bildad | ||||
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| 1 Then Job responded, | 1 But Job answered and said, | 1 Then Job replied [to his friends], | 1 Then Job answered, | 1 And Job answered and said, | 2 "What a help you are to the weak! How you have saved the arm without strength! | 2 How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength? | 2 "You have helped the person who has no power and saved the arm that isn't strong. | 2 "How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength! | 2 How hast thou helped the powerless; how saved the arm that is without strength! | 3 "What counsel you have given to one without wisdom! What helpful insight you have abundantly provided! | 3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is? | 3 You have advised the person who has no wisdom and offered so much assistance. | 3 How have you counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge! | 3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and abundantly declared the thing as it is! | 4 "To whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit was expressed through you? | 4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee? | 4 To whom have you spoken [these] words, and whose spirit has spoken through you? | 4 To whom have you uttered words? Whose spirit came forth from you? | 4 For whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee? | The Greatness of God |
| 5 "The departed spirits tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants. | 5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. | 5 "The souls of the dead tremble beneath the water, and so do the creatures living there. | 5 "Those who are deceased tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live in them. | 5 The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof; | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 6 "Naked is Sheol before Him, And Abaddon has no covering. | 6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. | 6 Sheol is naked in God's presence, and Abaddon has no clothing. | 6 Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. | 6 Sheol is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. | 7 "He stretches out the north over empty space And hangs the earth on nothing. | 7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. | 7 "He stretches out his heavens over empty space. He hangs the earth on nothing whatsoever. | 7 He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing. | 7 He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing; | 8 "He wraps up the waters in His clouds, And the cloud does not burst under them. | 8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. | 8 He holds the water in his thick clouds, and the clouds don't [even] split under its [weight]. | 8 He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them. | 8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them. | 9 "He obscures the face of the full moon And spreads His cloud over it. | 9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. | 9 He covers his throne by spreading his cloud over it. | 9 He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it. | 9 He covereth the face of his throne, he spreadeth his cloud upon it. | 10 "He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters At the boundary of light and darkness. | 10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. | 10 He marks the horizon on the surface of the water at the boundary where light meets dark. | 10 He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness. | 10 He hath traced a fixed circle over the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 11 "The pillars of heaven tremble And are amazed at His rebuke. | 11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof. | 11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished when he yells at them. | 11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke. | 11 The pillars of the heavens tremble and are astonished at his rebuke. | 12 "He quieted the sea with His power, And by His understanding He shattered Rahab. | 12 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. | 12 With his power he calmed the sea. With his insight he killed Rahab [the sea monster]. | 12 He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab. | 12 He stirreth up the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab. | 13 "By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent. | 13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. | 13 With his wind the sky was cleared. With his hand he stabbed the fleeing snake. | 13 By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent. | 13 By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent. | 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?" | 14 Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand? | 14 "These are only glimpses of what he does. We [only] hear a whisper of him! Who can understand the thunder of his power?" | 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?" | 14 Lo, these are the borders of his ways; but what a whisper of a word do we hear of him! And the thunder of his power, who can understand? |
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