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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/26.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220The dead are in deep anguish, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“The dead tremble— those who live beneath the waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The dead tremble under the waters and their inhabitants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The dead tremble—those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Dead <i>things</i> are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“The dead tremble, Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The departed spirits are made to tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The departed spirits tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The departed spirits tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“The departed spirits tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The spirits of the dead tremble Underneath the waters and their inhabitants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The departed spirits tremble beneath the waters and all that inhabit them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The departed spirits tremble beneath the waters and all that inhabit them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They that are deceased tremble Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Remember the terrible trembling of those in the world of the dead below the mighty ocean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They that are deceased tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The souls of the dead tremble beneath the water, and so do the creatures living there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The spirits of the dead tremble in the waters under the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"The ghosts of the dead writhe under the waters along with those who live there with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The dead tremble?those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"The dead tremble--those beneath the waters and all that live in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Those who are deceased tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“The departed spirits tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live in them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The Rephaim are formed, "" Also their inhabitants beneath the waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The Rephaim are formed, Beneath the waters, also their inhabitants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The shades shall tremble from under the waters, and their inhabitants.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold the giants groan under the waters, and they that dwell with them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, giant things groan under the waters, and they dwell with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The shades beneath writhe in terror, the waters, and their inhabitants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The shades below tremble, the waters and their inhabitants.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the mighty men shall be slain, and they shall lie down quieter than still waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold the Giants shall be killed and will be quieter than the waters<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The shades tremble Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Shall giants be born from under the water and the inhabitants thereof?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/26-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3871" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/26.htm">Job: Who Can Understand God's Majesty?</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you? <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7496.htm" title="7496: hā·rə·p̄ā·’îm (Art:: N-mp) -- Shades, ghosts. From rapha' in the sense of raphah; properly, lax, i.e. a ghost.">The dead</a> <a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="2342: yə·ḥō·w·lā·lū (V-Pual-Imperf-3mp) -- Or chiyl; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl, i.e. to dance, to writhe in pain or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert.">tremble—</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: mit·ta·ḥaṯ (Prep-m) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">those beneath</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">the waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/7931.htm" title="7931: wə·šō·ḵə·nê·hem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3mp) -- A primitive root (by transmission) to shakab through the idea of lodging; compare cikluwth, shakam); to reside or permanently stay.">and those who dwell in them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-10.htm">Psalm 88:10-12</a></span><br />Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah / Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? / Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9-11</a></span><br />Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones. / They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!” / Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ezekiel 32:21-32</a></span><br />Mighty chiefs will speak from the midst of Sheol about Egypt and her allies: ‘They have come down and lie with the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword.’ / Assyria is there with her whole company; her graves are all around her. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword. / Her graves are set in the depths of the Pit, and her company is all around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword—those who once spread terror in the land of the living. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-11.htm">Proverbs 15:11</a></span><br />Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of men!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-8.htm">Psalm 139:8</a></span><br />If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm">Isaiah 26:14</a></span><br />The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-13.htm">Revelation 20:13-14</a></span><br />The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. / Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-40.htm">Matthew 12:40</a></span><br />For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-23.htm">Luke 16:23</a></span><br />In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-19.htm">1 Peter 3:19</a></span><br />in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-18.htm">Revelation 1:18</a></span><br />the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/28-13.htm">1 Samuel 28:13-14</a></span><br />“Do not be afraid,” the king replied. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” the woman answered. / “What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Jonah 2:2</a></span><br />saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-18.htm">Isaiah 38:18</a></span><br />For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/6-5.htm">Psalm 6:5</a></span><br />For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/41-1.htm">Job 41:1</a></b></br> Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord <i>which</i> thou lettest down?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4</a></b></br> There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare <i>children</i> to them, the same <i>became</i> mighty men which <i>were</i> of old, men of renown.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-25.htm">Psalm 104:25,26</a></b></br> <i>So is</i> this great and wide sea, wherein <i>are</i> things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts… </p><p class="hdg">and.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/15-24.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/job/18-16.htm">Below</a> <a href="/job/18-16.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/job/24-20.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/ruth/4-10.htm">Deceased</a> <a href="/job/24-17.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/job/23-12.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/job/15-7.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/job/4-19.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/job/21-7.htm">Live</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-8.htm">Rephaim</a> <a href="/job/24-17.htm">Shades</a> <a href="/job/21-6.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">Spirits</a> <a href="/job/24-13.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/job/13-25.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/job/24-19.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/job/24-19.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/6-3.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/job/28-5.htm">Below</a> <a href="/job/37-3.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/job/39-30.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm">Deceased</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/job/32-15.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/job/26-13.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/job/28-4.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/job/27-6.htm">Live</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-18.htm">Rephaim</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">Shades</a> <a href="/job/26-11.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/psalms/34-18.htm">Spirits</a> <a href="/job/28-6.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/job/26-11.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/job/26-6.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/job/26-8.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Job 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/26-1.htm">Job, reproving the uncharitable spirit of Bildad</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/26-5.htm">acknowledges the power of God to be infinite and unsearchable</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The dead tremble—</b><br>This phrase suggests a state of unrest or fear among the dead, indicating that even in death, there is an awareness of God's power. In the context of Job, this reflects the belief in Sheol, the abode of the dead, where souls exist in a shadowy state. The trembling of the dead can be seen as a metaphor for the awe and reverence due to God's omnipotence, which extends even to the realm of the dead. This idea is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/139-8.htm">Psalm 139:8</a>, which speaks of God's presence in Sheol.<p><b>those beneath the waters—</b><br>In ancient Near Eastern cosmology, the waters often represented chaos and the unknown. The phrase "those beneath the waters" could refer to mythical sea creatures or spirits believed to inhabit the depths. This imagery is consistent with other biblical references to the sea as a place of mystery and danger, such as in <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a> and <a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Psalm 74:13-14</a>. The mention of waters also connects to the Flood narrative, where the waters were a means of divine judgment, further emphasizing God's control over all creation.<p><b>and those who dwell in them.</b><br>This part of the verse suggests that there are entities or beings residing within the waters, possibly referring to the spirits of the dead or mythical creatures. In the cultural context of the time, bodies of water were often seen as gateways to the underworld. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty over all realms, including the sea and the underworld, as seen in passages like <a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Jonah 2:2-6</a>, where Jonah describes his descent into the depths. Theologically, this underscores the belief that nothing is hidden from God’s sight or beyond His reach.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man known for his righteousness and suffering. In this chapter, Job is responding to Bildad, one of his friends, who has been offering explanations for Job's suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/bildad.htm">Bildad</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who attempts to explain Job's suffering by suggesting it is due to sin. <a href="/bsb/job/26.htm">Job 26</a> is part of Job's response to Bildad's speech in the previous chapter.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dead.htm">The Dead</a></b><br>Refers to the spirits or souls of those who have passed away. In the context of <a href="/job/26-5.htm">Job 26:5</a>, it suggests a realm of the dead that is aware and responsive to God's power.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/beneath_the_waters.htm">Beneath the Waters</a></b><br>This phrase can be interpreted as a reference to Sheol, the abode of the dead in ancient Hebrew thought, often depicted as being under the earth or the sea.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a></b><br>In Hebrew cosmology, Sheol is the place of the dead, a shadowy existence where the dead reside. It is often associated with the depths or the underworld.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_life_and_death.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Life and Death</a></b><br><a href="/job/26-5.htm">Job 26:5</a> reminds us of God's ultimate authority over all realms, including the realm of the dead. This should encourage believers to trust in God's control over all aspects of existence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_the_spiritual_realm.htm">The Reality of the Spiritual Realm</a></b><br>The verse acknowledges the existence of a spiritual realm that is responsive to God. Christians should be aware of the spiritual dimensions of life and live with an eternal perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Fear of the Lord</a></b><br>The trembling of the dead signifies a reverence and fear of God's power. Believers are called to live in a healthy fear of the Lord, recognizing His majesty and authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_death.htm">Hope Beyond Death</a></b><br>While the verse speaks of the dead trembling, the broader biblical account offers hope through Christ's victory over death. Christians can find comfort in the promise of resurrection and eternal life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_26_8_conflict_with_meteorology.htm">Job 26:8: How can clouds hold vast amounts of water without breaking, and does this verse conflict with modern meteorological understanding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_kadesh's_shaking.htm">Psalm 29:8 describes the Lord's voice shaking the wilderness of Kadesh; where is the historical or archeological record of such a cataclysmic event taking place?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_job_17_13-16_conflict_with_resurrection.htm">Do the despairing references to the grave and Sheol in Job 17:13-16 conflict with later biblical teachings on hope and resurrection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_26_7_cosmology_or_poetry.htm">Job 26:7: Does the statement about the earth 'hanging on nothing' truly reflect advanced cosmological insight or is it simply poetic language?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Dead things are formed.</span>--The Hebrew word is <span class= "ital">the Rephaim, </span>who were among the aboriginal inhabitants of the south of Palestine and the neighbourhood of the Dead Sea, and it is used to express the dead and the inhabitants of the nether world generally. The word rendered <span class= "ital">are formed </span>probably means either <span class= "ital">are pierced </span>or <span class= "ital">tremble: </span><span class= "bld">that is, they are </span>pierced through with terror, or they tremble, with a possible reference to the state of the dead as the prey of corruption, though spoken of them where they are beyond the reach of it. All the secrets of this mysterious, invisible, and undiscoverable world are naked and open before Him--the grave lies naked and destruction is uncovered.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 5-14.</span> - Job now turns from controversy to the realities of the case, and begins with a full acknowledgment of God's greatness, might, and inscrutableness. As Bildad seemed to have supposed that he needed enlightenment on these points (<a href="/job/26-2.htm">Job 26:2-4</a>), Job may have thought it right to make once more a plain profession of his belief (comp. <a href="/job/9-4.htm">Job 9:4-18</a>; <a href="/job/12-9.htm">Job 12:9-25</a>, etc.). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Dead things are formed from under the waters</span>; rather, <span class="accented">the dead from under the waters tremble.</span> Hehraists generally are agreed that one of the meanings of Rephaim (<span class="hebrew">רְפָאִים</span>) is "the dead" or the departed, considered especially as inhabitants of Hades (comp. <a href="/psalms/88-11.htm">Psalm 88:11</a>; <a href="/proverbs/2-18.htm">Proverbs 2:18</a>; <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9</a>; <a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm">Isaiah 26:14</a>). And if so, this meaning is certainly appropriate here. Blidad had illustrated God's dominion from his power in heaven. Job shows that it exists alike in heaven and earth (vers. 7-13), and in the region under the earth (vers. 5, 6). There, in Sheol, under the waters of the ocean, the dead tremble at the thought of the Most High; they tremble together with other inhabitants thereof, as evil spirits, rebel intelligences, east down to Hades, and there held in durance (<a href="/jude/1-6.htm">Jude 1:6</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/26-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The dead</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרְפָאִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rə·p̄ā·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7496.htm">Strong's 7496: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shades, ghosts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tremble—</span><br /><span class="heb">יְחוֹלָ֑לוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḥō·w·lā·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> </span><span class="str2">To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those who dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šō·ḵə·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7931.htm">Strong's 7931: </a> </span><span class="str2">To settle down, abide, dwell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beneath</span><br /><span class="heb">מִתַּ֥חַת</span> <span class="translit">(mit·ta·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the waters.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֝֗יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/26-5.htm">Job 26:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/26-5.htm">Job 26:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/26-5.htm">Job 26:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/26-5.htm">Job 26:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/26-5.htm">Job 26:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/26-5.htm">Job 26:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/26-5.htm">Job 26:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/26-5.htm">Job 26:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/26-5.htm">Job 26:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/26-5.htm">Job 26:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/26-5.htm">OT Poetry: Job 26:5 Those who are deceased tremble those beneath (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/26-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 26:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 26:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/26-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 26:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 26:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>