Then Job answered and said,
How hast thou helped him that is without power!
How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom,
And plentifully declared sound knowledge!
To whom hast thou uttered words?
And whose {Hebrew: breath}spirit came forth from thee?
{Or, The shades Hebrew: The Rephaim.}They that are deceased tremble
Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.
Sheol is naked before {Hebrew: him.}God,
And {Or, Destruction}Abaddon hath no covering.
He stretcheth out the north over empty space,
And hangeth the earth {Or, over}upon nothing.
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds;
And the cloud is not rent under them.
He incloseth the face of his throne,
And spreadeth his cloud upon it.
He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters,
Unto the confines of light and darkness.
The pillars of heaven tremble
And are astonished at his rebuke.
He {Or, stilleth}stirreth up the sea with his power,
And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.
By his Spirit the heavens are {Hebrew: beauty.}garnished;
His hand hath pierced the {Or, fleeing Or, gliding }swift serpent.
Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways:
And {Or, how little a portion}how small a whisper {Or, is heard}do we hear of him!
But the thunder of his {Or, mighty deeds}power who can understand?
Querverweise zu Hiob 26,6 Hiob 26,6
{Hebrew: The heights of heaven.}It is high as heaven; what canst thou do?Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?
{Hebrew: Abaddon.}Destruction and Death say,We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.
Wilt thou show wonders to the dead?Shall {Or, the shades Hebrew: Rephaim.}they that are decreased arise and praise thee? [Selah
If I say, Surely the darkness shall {Or, cover}overwhelm me, {Or, Then the night shall be light about me}And the light about me shall be night;
Sheol and {Or, Destruction}Abaddon are before Jehovah:How much more then the hearts of the children of men!
Sheol from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming; it stirreth up {Or, the shades Hebrew: Rephaim.}the dead for thee, even all the {Hebrew: he-goats.}chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.
And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.