Job: Who Can Understand God’s Majesty? 1Then Job (hated) answered: 2“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble! 3How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight! 4To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you? 5The dead tremble— those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them. 6Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon (Destruction)a has no covering. 7He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing. 8He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight. 9He covers the face of the full moon (of His throne),b 10He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness. 11The foundations of heaven quake, 12By His power He stirred (stilled)c the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab (breadth). 13By His breath {ruach} the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent {nachash}.d 14Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?” Footnotes: 6 a Abaddon means Destruction. 9 b Or of His throne 12 c Or stilled 13 d Hebrew nachash; translated in most cases as snake The Berean Annotated Bible (BAB) is the Annotated version of the Berean Standard Bible (BSB). The BAB includes over 50,000 points of emphasis using the following system: (Emphasis and Names) {Hebrew and Greek} [Alternate Manuscripts] \Literal translation/ <Measurements and Crossrefs> Second Person Plural: you⁺ your⁺ yours⁺ This version is an early draft and is now in the stage of proofing, consistency checking, and public comment. Please note that meanings for Biblical names are based on Hebrew and Greek roots and can be somewhat subjective. Feel free to Contact us with suggestions or corrections. We are still adding points of emphasis wherever helpful. |
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