New Living Translation | New Living Translation |
1Then Job spoke again: | 1Then Job spoke again: |
2“How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved the weak! | 2“How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved the weak! |
3How you have enlightened my stupidity! What wise advice you have offered! | 3How you have enlightened my stupidity! What wise advice you have offered! |
4Where have you gotten all these wise sayings? Whose spirit speaks through you? | 4Where have you gotten all these wise sayings? Whose spirit speaks through you? |
5“The dead tremble— those who live beneath the waters. | 5“The dead tremble— those who live beneath the waters. |
6The underworld is naked in God’s presence. The place of destruction is uncovered. | 6The underworld is naked in God’s presence. The place of destruction is uncovered. |
7God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing. | 7God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing. |
8He wraps the rain in his thick clouds, and the clouds don’t burst with the weight. | 8He wraps the rain in his thick clouds, and the clouds don’t burst with the weight. |
9He covers the face of the moon, shrouding it with his clouds. | 9He covers the face of the moon, shrouding it with his clouds. |
10He created the horizon when he separated the waters; he set the boundary between day and night. | 10He created the horizon when he separated the waters; he set the boundary between day and night. |
11The foundations of heaven tremble; they shudder at his rebuke. | 11The foundations of heaven tremble; they shudder at his rebuke. |
12By his power the sea grew calm. By his skill he crushed the great sea monster. | 12By his power the sea grew calm. By his skill he crushed the great sea monster. |
13His Spirit made the heavens beautiful, and his power pierced the gliding serpent. | 13His Spirit made the heavens beautiful, and his power pierced the gliding serpent. |
14These are just the beginning of all that he does, merely a whisper of his power. Who, then, can comprehend the thunder of his power?” | 14These are just the beginning of all that he does, merely a whisper of his power. Who, then, can comprehend the thunder of his power?” |
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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