Job 26:13
Modern Translations
New International Version
By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the gliding serpent.

New Living Translation
His Spirit made the heavens beautiful, and his power pierced the gliding serpent.

English Standard Version
By his wind the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

Berean Study Bible
By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

New American Standard Bible
“By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.

NASB 1995
"By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.

NASB 1977
“By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.

Amplified Bible
“By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the [swiftly] fleeing serpent.

Christian Standard Bible
By his breath the heavens gained their beauty; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
By His breath the heavens gained their beauty; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

Contemporary English Version
The heavens became bright when he breathed, and the escaping sea monster died at his hands.

Good News Translation
It is his breath that made the sky clear, and his hand that killed the escaping monster.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
With his wind the sky was cleared. With his hand he stabbed the fleeing snake.

International Standard Version
he clears the skies with his wind; his hands have pierced the fleeing serpent.

NET Bible
By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

New King James Version
By His Spirit He adorned the heavens; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

King James 2000 Bible
By his spirit he has adorned the heavens; his hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.

New Heart English Bible
By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.

World English Bible
By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.

American King James Version
By his spirit he has garnished the heavens; his hand has formed the crooked serpent.

American Standard Version
By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.

A Faithful Version
By His Spirit He has made the heavens beautiful; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

Darby Bible Translation
By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent.

English Revised Version
By his spirit the heavens are garnished; his hand hath pierced the swift serpent.

Webster's Bible Translation
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
His Spirite hath garnished the heauens, & his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
His spirite hath garnished the heauens, & his hand hath made the crooked serpent.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
With his sprete hath he garnished the heaues, & with his hande hath he wounded the rebellious serpet.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He beautified the heavens by His Spirit, "" His hand has formed the fleeing serpent.

Young's Literal Translation
By His Spirit the heavens He beautified, Formed hath His hand the fleeing serpent.

Smith's Literal Translation
By his spirit he polished the heavens; his hand pierced the flat serpent.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent.

Catholic Public Domain Version
His spirit has adorned the heavens, and his birthing hand has brought forth the winding serpent.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
By his Spirit he governs Heaven, and his hand killed the Serpent which fled

Lamsa Bible
By his spirit he manages the heavens; his hand slew the fleeing serpent.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
By His breath the heavens are serene; His hand hath pierced the slant serpent.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the barriers of heaven fear him, and by a command he has slain the apostate dragon.
















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