Job 26 · Verse 11

Job 26:11

The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
Job 26:11, King James Version

Job 26:11 in other translations

BSBThe foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke.
WEBThe pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
ASVThe pillars of heaven tremble And are astonished at his rebuke.
YLTPillars of the heavens do tremble, And they wonder because of His rebuke.
DARBYThe pillars of the heavens tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
BBEThe pillars of heaven are shaking, and are overcome by his sharp words.
WebsterThe pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

What does Job 26:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 26:5-14

5-14. As before in the ninth and twelfth chapters, Job had shown himself not inferior to the friends' inability to describe God's greatness, so now he describes it as manifested in hell (the world of the dead), Job 26:5, 6; on earth, Job 26:7; in the sky, Job 26:8-11; the sea, Job 26:12; the heavens, Job 26:13. Dead things are formed--Rather, "The souls of the dead (Rephaim) tremble." Not only does God's power…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 The pillars of heaven tremble - This is probably a poetical description either of thunder, or of an earthquake: - "He shakes creation with his nod; Earth, sea, and heaven, confess him God." But there may be an allusion to the high mountains, which were anciently esteemed by the common people as the pillars on which the heavens rested; and when these were shaken with earthquakes, it might be said the pillars of heaven tremble. Mount Atlas was supposed to be one of those pillars, and this gave rise to the fable of Atlas being a man who bore the heavens on his shoulders. The Greek and Roman poets frequently use this image. Thus Silius Italicus, lib. i., ver. 202: - Atlas subducto tracturus vertice coelum: Sidera nubiferum fulcit caput, aethereasque Erigit aeternum compages ardua cervix: Canet barba gelu, frontemque immanibus umbris Pinea silva premit; vastant cava tempora venti Nimbosoque ruunt spumantia flumina rictu. "Atlas' broad shoulders prop th' incumbent skies: Around his cloud-girt head the stars arise. His towering neck supports th' ethereal way; And o'er his brow black woods their gloom display. Hoar is his beard; winds round his temples roar; And from his jaws the rushing torrents pour." J. B. C.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 26:5-14

Many striking instances are here given of the wisdom and power of God, in the creation and preservation of the world. If we look about us, to the earth and waters here below, we see his almighty power. If we consider hell beneath, though out of our sight, yet we may conceive the discoveries of God's power there. If we look up to heaven above, we see displays of God's almighty power. By his Spirit, the eternal Spirit…

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Job 26:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.Dei[the] pillars ofH5982
שָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimheavenH8064
יְרוֹפָ֑פוּye.ro.Fa.futhey shakeH7322
וְ֝יִתְמְה֗וּve.yit.me.Huand they may be astonishedH8539
מִגַּעֲרָתֽוֹ\׃mi.ga.'a.ra.Tofrom rebuke hisH1606

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 26:11

  • 1 Samuel 2:8

    He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.

  • Job 15:15

    Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

  • Psalms 18:7

    Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

  • Haggai 2:21

    Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;

  • Hebrews 12:26-27

    Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.

  • 2 Peter 3:10

    But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

  • Revelation 20:11

    And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
pillars.
1Sa 2:8; Ps 18:7; Hag 2:21; Heb 12:26,27; 2Pe 3:10; Re 20:11
are astonished.
15:15

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Context

  • Job 26:10

    He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

  • Job 26:11

    The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

  • Job 26:12

    He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

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Job 26:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Las columnas del cielo tiemblan, y se espantan de su reprensión.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les colonnes des cieux branlent et s’étonnent à sa menace.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die Säulen des Himmels wanken und entsetzen sich vor seinem Schelten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Columnæ cæli contremiscunt, et pavent ad nutum ejus.