Job 26:13
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
Job 26:13 in other translations
| BSB | By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent. |
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| WEB | By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent. |
| ASV | By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent. |
| YLT | By His Spirit the heavens He beautified, Formed hath His hand the fleeing serpent. |
| DARBY | By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent. |
| BBE | By his wind the heavens become bright: by his hand the quickly moving snake was cut through. |
| Webster | By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. |
What does Job 26:13 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…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
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…
Job 26:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 26:13
- Isaiah 27:1
In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
- Psalms 104:30
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
- Psalms 74:13-14
Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
- Psalms 33:6-7
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
- Genesis 1:2
And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
- Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
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Context
- Job 26:12
He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
- Job 26:13
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
- Job 26:14
Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
Job 26:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Su espíritu adornó los cielos; su mano crió la serpiente tortuosa. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Par son Esprit le ciel est beau; sa main a formé le serpent fuyard. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Durch seinen Hauch wird der Himmel heiter, seine Hand hat geschaffen den flüchtigen Drachen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Spiritus ejus ornavit cælos, et obstetricante manu ejus, eductus est coluber tortuosus. |