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1. But Job answered and said,
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1. But Job H347 answered H6030 and said H559 ,
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2. To whom dost thou attach thyself, or whom art thou going to assist? is it not he that has much strength, and he who has a strong arm?
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2. How H4100 hast thou helped H5826 him that is without H3808 power H3581 ? how savest H3467 thou the arm H2220 that hath no H3808 strength H5797 ?
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3. To whom hast thou given counsel? is it not to him who has all wisdom? whom wilt thou follow? is it not one who has the greatest power?
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3. How H4100 hast thou counseled H3289 him that hath no H3808 wisdom H2451 ? and how hast thou plentifully H7230 declared H3045 the thing H8454 as it is?
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4. To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose breath is it that has come forth from thee?
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4. To H854 whom H4310 hast thou uttered H5046 words H4405 ? and whose H4310 spirit H5397 came H3318 from H4480 thee?
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5. Shall giants be born from under the water and the Gr. neighbours inhabitants thereof?
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5. Dead H7496 things are formed H2342 from under H4480 H8478 the waters H4325 , and the inhabitants H7931 thereof.
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6. Hell is naked before him, and destruction has no covering.
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6. Hell H7585 is naked H6174 before H5048 him , and destruction H11 hath no H369 covering H3682 .
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7. He stretches out the north wind upon nothing, and he upon nothing hangs the earth;
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7. He stretcheth out H5186 the north H6828 over H5921 the empty place H8414 , and hangeth H8518 the earth H776 upon H5921 nothing H1099 .
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8. binding water in his clouds, and the cloud is not rent under it.
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8. He bindeth up H6887 the waters H4325 in his thick clouds H5645 ; and the cloud H6051 is not rent H1234 H3808 under H8478 them.
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9. He keeps back the face of his throne, stretching out his cloud upon it.
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9. He holdeth back H270 the face H6440 of his throne H3678 , and spreadeth H6576 his cloud H6051 upon H5921 it.
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10. He has encompassed the face of the water by an appointed ordinance, until the end of light and darkness.
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10. He hath compassed H2328 H5921 the waters H6440 H4325 with bounds H2706 , until H5704 the day H216 and night H2822 come to an end H8503 .
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11. The pillars of heaven are prostrate and astonished at his rebuke.
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11. The pillars H5982 of heaven H8064 tremble H7322 and are astonished H8539 at his reproof H4480 H1606 .
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12. He has calmed the sea with his might, and by his wisdom the whale has been overthrown.
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12. He divideth H7280 the sea H3220 with his power H3581 , and by his understanding H8394 he smiteth through H4272 the proud H7293 .
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13. And the barriers of heaven fear him, and by a command he has slain the apostate dragon.
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13. By his spirit H7307 he hath garnished H8235 the heavens H8064 ; his hand H3027 hath formed H2490 the crooked H1281 serpent H5175 .
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14. Behold, these are parts of his way; and we will hearken to him at the Gr. moisture, q. d. drop least intimation of his word: but the strength of his thunder who knows, when he shall employ it?
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14. Lo H2005 , these H428 are parts H7098 of his ways H1870 : but how H4100 little H8102 a portion H1697 is heard H8085 of him? but the thunder H7482 of his power H1369 who H4310 can understand H995 ?
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