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How you have saved the arm that is feeble!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved the weak!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“How you have helped him who has no power! How you have saved the arm that has no strength!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />How hast thou helped <i>him that is</i> without power? <i>how</i> savest thou the arm <i>that hath</i> no strength?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“How have you helped <i>him who is</i> without power? <i>How</i> have you saved the arm <i>that has</i> no strength?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“What a help you are to the weak! You have saved the arm without strength!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220What a help you are to the weak! How you have saved the arm without strength!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“What a help you are to the weak! How you have saved the arm without strength!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“What a help you are to the one without power! How you have saved the arm without strength!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“What a help you are to the weak (powerless)! How you have saved the arm that is without strength!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How you have helped the powerless and delivered the arm that is weak!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How you have helped the powerless and delivered the arm that is weak! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You have really been helpful to someone weak and weary. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />How hast thou helped him that is without power! how hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"You have helped the person who has no power and saved the arm that isn't strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"What a help you are to the weak! How powerfully you deliver those without strength!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved the person who has no strength! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"How have you helped him who is without power. How have you saved the arm that has no strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“How you have helped the powerless, "" Saved an arm not strong!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> What -- thou hast helped the powerless, Saved an arm not strong!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />How didst thou help to him of no strength? didst thou save the arm of no strength?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Whose helper art thou? is it of him that is weak? and dost thou hold up the arm of him that has no strength? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Whose assistant are you? Is he weak-minded? And do you sustain the arm of him that is not strong?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />What help you give to the powerless, what strength to the feeble arm! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“How you have helped one who has no power! How you have assisted the arm that has no strength!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Why do you try to help him who is powerless? Why do you try to save the arm that has no strength?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Why are you a helper without power, and have you saved the arm without strength?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />To whom dost thou attach thyself, or whom art thou going to assist? is it not he that <i>has</i> much strength, and <i>he</i> who has a strong arm?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/26-2.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=3855" 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">1</span>Then Job answered: <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: meh- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">“How</a> <a href="/hebrew/5826.htm" title="5826: ‘ā·zar·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To help, succor. A primitive root; to surround, i.e. Protect or aid.">you have helped</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lə·lō- (Prep-l:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">the powerless</a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: ḵō·aḥ (N-ms) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: hō·wō·ša‘·tā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">and saved</a> <a href="/hebrew/2220.htm" title="2220: zə·rō·w·a‘ (N-fs) -- Arm, shoulder, strength. Or zroao; and zrowpah; or zrowah; from zara'; the arm, or the foreleg; figuratively, force.">the arm</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">that is feeble!</a> <a href="/hebrew/5797.htm" title="5797: ‘ōz (N-ms) -- Strength, might. Or rowz; from azaz; strength in various applications."></a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!…<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="/isaiah/40-29.htm">Isaiah 40:29</a></span><br />He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a></span><br />But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-32.htm">Psalm 18:32</a></span><br />It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Philippians 4:13</a></span><br />I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Psalm 46:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a></span><br />But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10</a></span><br />Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/28-8.htm">Psalm 28:8</a></span><br />The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3-4</a></span><br />Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! / Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-4.htm">2 Corinthians 1:4</a></span><br />who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-35.htm">Psalm 68:35</a></span><br />O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-4.htm">Isaiah 50:4</a></span><br />The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26</a></span><br />In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/29-11.htm">Psalm 29:11</a></span><br />The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">How have you helped him that is without power? how save you the arm that has no strength?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/12-2.htm">Job 12:2</a></b></br> No doubt but ye <i>are</i> the people, and wisdom shall die with you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/18-27.htm">1 Kings 18:27</a></b></br> And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he <i>is</i> a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, <i>or</i> peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.</p><p class="hdg">helped</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-3.htm">Job 4:3,4</a></b></br> Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-25.htm">Job 6:25</a></b></br> How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-4.htm">Job 16:4,5</a></b></br> I also could speak as ye <i>do</i>: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/22-8.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/job/23-16.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Help</a> <a href="/job/4-4.htm">Helped</a> <a href="/job/25-2.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-12.htm">Powerless</a> <a href="/job/22-30.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-3.htm">Savest</a> <a href="/job/23-6.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/job/24-22.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/job/14-10.htm">Weak</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/31-22.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/job/39-13.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/job/26-4.htm">Help</a> <a href="/job/26-4.htm">Helped</a> <a href="/job/26-12.htm">Power</a> <a href="/job/31-23.htm">Powerless</a> <a href="/job/33-26.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/psalms/18-3.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/psalms/17-7.htm">Savest</a> <a href="/job/27-18.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/job/30-21.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/psalms/6-2.htm">Weak</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>How you have helped the powerless</b><br>This phrase is part of Job's sarcastic response to Bildad's speech. Job is highlighting the inadequacy of his friends' counsel. In the broader context of the Book of Job, Job's friends believe they are offering wisdom, but Job feels their words are empty and unhelpful. The "powerless" here can be seen as a reference to Job himself, who has lost everything and is in a state of despair. This phrase echoes the biblical theme of God's concern for the powerless and oppressed, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/82-3.htm">Psalm 82:3-4</a>, where God commands justice for the weak and fatherless. It also foreshadows the New Testament teachings of Jesus, who often ministered to the marginalized and powerless, such as in <a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3-12</a>, the Beatitudes.<p><b>and saved the arm that is feeble!</b><br>The "arm" in biblical literature often symbolizes strength and power. Here, Job is ironically pointing out that his friends have done nothing to restore his strength or alleviate his suffering. The "feeble arm" can be seen as a metaphor for Job's current state of weakness and vulnerability. This phrase connects to the broader biblical narrative of God being the true source of strength and salvation, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/40-29.htm">Isaiah 40:29</a>, where God gives power to the faint and strengthens the powerless. It also prefigures the work of Christ, who offers spiritual strength and salvation to those who are weak and burdened, as seen in <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>.<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 of great faith and patience who endures immense suffering and loss. In this chapter, Job is responding to his friend Bildad's speech.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/bildad.htm">Bildad</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who visit him to offer counsel. Bildad's speeches often emphasize the greatness of God and the insignificance of man, but they lack empathy for Job's situation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel. It serves as the setting for the events of the Book of Job.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and sovereign being, whose wisdom and power are central themes in the Book of Job.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering.htm">Suffering</a></b><br>A key event and theme in the Book of Job, representing the trials and tribulations that Job endures, which prompt deep theological discussions about the nature of God and human suffering.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_limitations_of_human_help.htm">The Limitations of Human Help</a></b><br>Job's sarcastic remark highlights the inadequacy of human efforts without divine intervention. We must recognize our limitations and rely on God's strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_in_counsel.htm">Empathy in Counsel</a></b><br>Bildad's lack of empathy serves as a reminder to offer genuine support and understanding to those who are suffering, rather than empty words.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>The verse underscores the need to trust in God's ultimate power and wisdom, especially when human solutions fall short.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_in_suffering.htm">The Role of Faith in Suffering</a></b><br>Job's endurance encourages believers to maintain faith and trust in God, even when facing trials and when human help seems ineffective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_encouragement.htm">The Importance of Encouragement</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to uplift and encourage one another, providing support that reflects God's love and strength.<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/key_themes_of_the_general_epistles.htm">How do you cut Rahab into pieces?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_elemental_spirits.htm">What are marine spirits?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_works_of_the_devil.htm">What are the works of the devil?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/summarize_the_exodus_from_egypt..htm">What does the Bible say about gun confiscation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/26-2.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">“How</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶה־</span> <span class="translit">(meh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have helped</span><br /><span class="heb">עָזַ֥רְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·zar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5826.htm">Strong's 5826: </a> </span><span class="str2">To surround, protect, aid</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the powerless</span><br /><span class="heb">לְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and saved</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֝וֹשַׁ֗עְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·wō·ša‘·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the arm</span><br /><span class="heb">זְר֣וֹעַ</span> <span class="translit">(zə·rō·w·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2220.htm">Strong's 2220: </a> </span><span class="str2">The arm, the foreleg, force</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that is feeble!</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/26-2.htm">Job 26:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/26-2.htm">Job 26:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/26-2.htm">Job 26:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/26-2.htm">Job 26:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/26-2.htm">Job 26:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/26-2.htm">Job 26:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/26-2.htm">Job 26:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/26-2.htm">Job 26:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/26-2.htm">Job 26:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/26-2.htm">Job 26:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/26-2.htm">OT Poetry: Job 26:2 How have you helped him who (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/26-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 26:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 26:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/26-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 26:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 26:3" /></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>