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Job 26

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 26 of 42

1 ¶ And Job answered and said:

2 How have you helped the powerless, or saved the arm not strong?

3 How have you counseled the one not wise or made known an abundance of wisdom?

4 With whom have you spoken words? And whose breath came forth from you?

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Chapter Summary

1 Job, reproving the uncharitable spirit of Bildad, 5 acknowledges the power of God to be unsearchable.

Key Hebrew Words

חׇכְמָה wisdom H2451 · TWOT 647a
רְפָאִים departed spirits, shades H7496 · TWOT 2198c
שְׁאוֹל Sheol, the grave H7585 · TWOT 2303c
רוּחַ Spirit H7307 · TWOT 2131a
גְּבוּרָה might, power H1369 · TWOT 310c
בִּין understand H995 · TWOT 239

People & Context

Job

Speaking; rebukes Bildad's hollow counsel, then exalts God's unsearchable power stretching the north and hanging the earth on nothing.

Bildad the Shuhite

Job's friend; addressed and reproved here for offering no real help or wisdom to the powerless.

Timeline

Job's Sarcastic Reply to Bildad

Job mocks Bildad's unhelpful speech, sarcastically asking how his words have helped the powerless or counseled those lacking wisdom.

Job 26:1-4
Job Extols God's Cosmic Power

Job demonstrates his own understanding of God's majesty, describing how God hangs the earth on nothing, stirs the sea, pierces the fleeing snake, and notes that these are just the edges of His ways.

Job 26:5-14

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