Job 26
Job responds by questioning the wisdom and strength of his accuser, suggesting that they are not capable of advising or teaching God. He then describes God's power and majesty, citing his control over the oceans, the heavens, and the forces of nature. Job emphasizes that God's ways are beyond human understanding, and that even the smallest glimpse of his power is overwhelming.
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Then Job responded by saying
2Whose assistant are you? Is he weak-minded? And do you sustain the arm of him that is not strong
3To whom have you given advice? Perhaps it is to him that has no wisdom or prudence that you have revealed your many ideas
4Who is it that you wanted to teach? Was it not him that created the breath of life
5Behold, giant things groan under the waters, and they dwell with them
6The underworld is naked before him, and there is no covering for perdition
7He stretched out the North over emptiness, and he suspended the land over nothing
8He secures the waters in his clouds, so that they do not burst forth downward all at once
9He holds back the face of his throne, and he stretches his cloud over it
10He has set limits around the waters, until light and darkness shall reach their limit
11The pillars of heaven tremble and are frightened at his nod
12By his strength, the seas suddenly gather together, and his foresight has struck the arrogant
13His spirit has adorned the heavens, and his birthing hand has brought forth the winding serpent
14Behold, these things have been said about his ways in part, and, since we barely have heard a small drop of his word, who will be able to gaze upon the thunder of his greatness
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