(A)It is God who removes the mountains, and they do not know how,
When He overturns them in His anger.
It is He who (B)shakes the earth from its place,
And its (C)pillars tremble;
Who commands the (D)sun [a]not to shine,
And puts a seal on the stars;
Who alone (E)stretches out the heavens,
And [b](F)tramples down the waves of the sea;
Who makes the (G)Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the [c](H)constellations of the south.
10 It is He who (I)does great things, [d]the unfathomable,
And wondrous works without number.

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  1. Job 9:7 Lit and it does not shine
  2. Job 9:8 Lit treads upon the heights of
  3. Job 9:9 Lit chambers
  4. Job 9:10 Lit until there is no searching out

He moves mountains(A) without their knowing it
    and overturns them in his anger.(B)
He shakes the earth(C) from its place
    and makes its pillars tremble.(D)
He speaks to the sun and it does not shine;(E)
    he seals off the light of the stars.(F)
He alone stretches out the heavens(G)
    and treads on the waves of the sea.(H)
He is the Maker(I) of the Bear[a] and Orion,
    the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.(J)
10 He performs wonders(K) that cannot be fathomed,
    miracles that cannot be counted.(L)

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  1. Job 9:9 Or of Leo

[a](A)Sheol is naked before Him,
And [b](B)Abaddon has no covering.
He (C)stretches out the north over empty space
And hangs the earth on nothing.
He (D)wraps up the waters in His clouds,
And the cloud does not burst under them.
He [c](E)obscures the face of the [d]full moon
And spreads His cloud over it.
10 He has inscribed a (F)circle on the surface of the waters
At the (G)boundary of light and darkness.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble
And are amazed at His rebuke.
12 With His power He (H)quieted the sea,
And by His (I)understanding He shattered [e](J)Rahab.
13 By His breath the (K)heavens are [f]cleared;
His hand has pierced (L)the fleeing serpent.
14 Behold, these are the fringes of His ways;
And how faint (M)a word we hear of Him!
But His mighty (N)thunder, who can understand?”

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  1. Job 26:6 I.e., the netherworld
  2. Job 26:6 I.e., the place of destruction
  3. Job 26:9 Lit covers
  4. Job 26:9 Or throne
  5. Job 26:12 I.e., a sea monster, not to be confused with Rahab in Joshua 2
  6. Job 26:13 Lit beauty

The realm of the dead(A) is naked before God;
    Destruction[a](B) lies uncovered.(C)
He spreads out the northern skies(D) over empty space;
    he suspends the earth over nothing.(E)
He wraps up the waters(F) in his clouds,(G)
    yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.
He covers the face of the full moon,
    spreading his clouds(H) over it.
10 He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters(I)
    for a boundary between light and darkness.(J)
11 The pillars of the heavens quake,(K)
    aghast at his rebuke.
12 By his power he churned up the sea;(L)
    by his wisdom(M) he cut Rahab(N) to pieces.
13 By his breath the skies(O) became fair;
    his hand pierced the gliding serpent.(P)
14 And these are but the outer fringe of his works;
    how faint the whisper(Q) we hear of him!(R)
    Who then can understand the thunder of his power?”(S)

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  1. Job 26:6 Hebrew Abaddon

11 Who has (A)been first to give to Me, that I should repay him?
Whatever is (B)under the entire heaven is Mine.

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11 Who has a claim against me that I must pay?(A)
    Everything under heaven belongs to me.(B)

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