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By his skill he crushed the great sea monster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />By his power he stilled the sea; by his understanding he shattered Rahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He stirs up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He breaks up the storm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“With His power He quieted the sea, And by His understanding He shattered Rahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He quieted the sea with His power, And by His understanding He shattered Rahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He quieted the sea with His power, And by His understanding He shattered Rahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He quieted the sea with His power, And by His understanding He crushed Rahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“He stirred up the sea by His power, And by His understanding He smashed [proud] Rahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By his power he stirred the sea, and by his understanding he crushed Rahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By His power He stirred the sea, and by His understanding He crushed Rahab. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He stirreth up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />By his power and wisdom, God conquered the force of the mighty ocean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He stirreth up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />With his power he calmed the sea. With his insight he killed Rahab [the sea monster].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It is his strength that conquered the sea; by his skill he destroyed the monster Rahab. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />By his power he disturbs the sea; and with his skill he shatters the sea monster. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />By his power he stills the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab the great sea monster to pieces. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He divideth the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />By His power He has quieted the sea, "" And by His understanding struck the proud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> By His power He hath quieted the sea, And by His understanding smitten the proud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />By his power he caused the sea to tremble; by his understanding he smote through pride.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />By his power the seas are suddenly gathered together, and his wisdom has struck the proud one. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />By his strength, the seas suddenly gather together, and his foresight has struck the arrogant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />By his power he stilled Sea, by his skill he crushed Rahab; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />By his power he stilled the Sea; by his understanding he struck down Rahab.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea with his power, and by his wisdom he saves many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />By his power he rebukes the sea and in his wisdom he gives life to the multitude<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He stirreth up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He smiteth through Rahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He has calmed the sea with <i>his</i> might, and by <i>his</i> wisdom the whale has been overthrown.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/26-12.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=3912" 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">11</span>The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: bə·ḵō·ḥōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">By His power</a> <a href="/hebrew/7280.htm" title="7280: rā·ḡa‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to toss violently and suddenly; figuratively to settle, i.e. Quiet; specifically, to wink.">He stirred</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām (Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">the sea;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8394.htm" title="8394: ū·ḇi·ṯū·ḇə·nå̄·ṯō (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- An understanding. And tbuwnah; or towbunah; from biyn; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice.">by His understanding</a> <a href="/hebrew/4272.htm" title="4272: mā·ḥaṣ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy.">He shattered</a> <a href="/hebrew/7294.htm" title="7294: rā·haḇ (N-ms) -- Storm, a name for Eg. The same as rahab; Rahab, an epithet of Egypt.">Rahab.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.…<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/89-9.htm">Psalm 89:9-10</a></span><br />You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them. / You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9-10</a></span><br />Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon? / Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8-10</a></span><br />At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea. / The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’ / But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Psalm 74:13-14</a></span><br />You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea; / You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1</a></span><br />In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Jeremiah 31:35</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-7.htm">Psalm 104:7-9</a></span><br />At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— / the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them— / You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Proverbs 8:29</a></span><br />when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Isaiah 50:2</a></span><br />Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-26.htm">Matthew 8:26-27</a></span><br />“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. / The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39-41</a></span><br />Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24-25</a></span><br />The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-7.htm">Revelation 12:7-9</a></span><br />Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. / But the dragon was not strong enough, and no longer was any place found in heaven for him and his angels. / And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-1.htm">Revelation 21:1</a></span><br />Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He divides the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smites through the proud.</p><p class="hdg">divideth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21</a></b></br> And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go <i>back</i> by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry <i>land</i>, and the waters were divided.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/29-10.htm">Psalm 29:10</a></b></br> The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Psalm 74:13</a></b></br> Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.</p><p class="hdg">he smiteth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/40-11.htm">Job 40:11,12</a></b></br> Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one <i>that is</i> proud, and abase him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12</a></b></br> For the day of the LORD of hosts <i>shall be</i> upon every <i>one that is</i> proud and lofty, and upon every <i>one that is</i> lifted up; and he shall be brought low:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/4-37.htm">Daniel 4:37</a></b></br> Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works <i>are</i> truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.</p><p class="hdg">the proud.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Psalm 89:9,10</a></b></br> Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9</a></b></br> Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. <i>Art</i> thou not it that hath cut Rahab, <i>and</i> wounded the dragon?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/24-24.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/judges/9-43.htm">Divideth</a> <a href="/job/19-2.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/job/26-2.htm">Power</a> <a href="/job/22-29.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/job/21-23.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-11.htm">Quieted</a> <a href="/job/9-13.htm">Rahab</a> <a href="/job/14-11.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/job/17-11.htm">Shattered</a> <a href="/job/5-18.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/job/16-10.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/job/2-7.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-11.htm">Stilled</a> <a href="/job/17-8.htm">Stirreth</a> <a href="/job/17-8.htm">Stirs</a> <a href="/job/4-5.htm">Strikes</a> <a href="/job/20-3.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/job/26-3.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/26-13.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/29-7.htm">Divideth</a> <a href="/job/34-24.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/job/26-14.htm">Power</a> <a href="/job/28-8.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/job/29-9.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/psalms/131-2.htm">Quieted</a> <a href="/psalms/87-4.htm">Rahab</a> <a href="/job/28-14.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Shattered</a> <a href="/psalms/78-51.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/job/30-8.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/psalms/59-17.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/psalms/65-7.htm">Stilled</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-12.htm">Stirreth</a> <a href="/job/41-31.htm">Stirs</a> <a href="/job/34-26.htm">Strikes</a> <a href="/job/28-12.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/job/28-12.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/psalms/18-38.htm">Wounded</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'; 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The sea, often seen as a symbol of chaos and danger in ancient Near Eastern cultures, is subject to God's command. This echoes the creation narrative where God separates the waters (<a href="/genesis/1-6.htm">Genesis 1:6-10</a>) and demonstrates His authority over nature. The imagery of God stirring the sea can also be connected to the Exodus story, where God parts the Red Sea (<a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21</a>), showcasing His power to deliver His people. In the New Testament, Jesus calming the storm (<a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>) serves as a type of Christ, illustrating His divine authority over the natural world.<p><b>by His understanding He shattered Rahab.</b><br>Rahab here is not the individual from the Jericho narrative but a mythological sea monster or symbol of chaos, often associated with Egypt in biblical literature (<a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9-10</a>). This reflects God's wisdom and strategic power in overcoming forces of chaos and opposition. The shattering of Rahab signifies God's victory over evil and disorder, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's ultimate victory over sin and death, as He triumphs over the powers of darkness (<a href="/colossians/2-15.htm">Colossians 2:15</a>). The use of "understanding" emphasizes that God's actions are not arbitrary but are executed with divine wisdom and purpose.<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 patience and faithfulness amidst suffering. Job is speaking in this chapter, reflecting on God's power and wisdom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The omnipotent Creator, whose power and understanding are highlighted in this verse. He is the one who stills the sea and shatters Rahab.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Often symbolic of chaos and disorder in ancient Near Eastern literature, representing the forces of nature that God controls.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/rahab.htm">Rahab</a></b><br>A mythical sea monster or symbol of chaos and pride, often used in the Bible to represent opposition to God. In this context, it signifies God's victory over chaos and evil.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_chaos.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Chaos</a></b><br>God has ultimate control over the forces of chaos and disorder in the world. Just as He stilled the sea and shattered Rahab, He can bring peace and order into our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_power.htm">Understanding God's Power</a></b><br>Reflect on the vastness of God's power and wisdom. Recognize that His understanding surpasses human comprehension, and trust in His ability to manage the complexities of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/victory_over_evil.htm">Victory Over Evil</a></b><br>Rahab symbolizes opposition and pride against God. God's shattering of Rahab is a reminder of His ultimate victory over evil. Believers can find assurance in God's triumph over sin and chaos.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_times_of_turmoil.htm">Faith in Times of Turmoil</a></b><br>In moments of personal chaos or turmoil, remember that God is capable of calming the storms in our lives. Trust in His power and seek His peace.<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_12_align_with_other_flood_tales.htm">Job 26:12: Does the depiction of God suppressing sea forces align with or conflict with other ancient Near Eastern flood narratives? </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/does_job_7_12_imply_myth_over_history.htm">In Job 7:12, why does Job reference the sea or a monstrous creature (possibly Leviathan)—and does this suggest any mythological element at odds with a strictly historical reading of Scripture? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_rahab_and_dragon_in_isaiah.htm">Isaiah 51:9 references the defeat of Rahab and the dragon. Is there any historical or archaeological evidence to clarify who or what these entities represent? </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>(12) <span class= "bld">He divideth the sea.</span>--The word is taken in the two opposite senses of <span class= "ital">stirring up </span>and <span class= "ital">calming; </span>perhaps the latter is more appropriate to the context, which seems to speak of God's <span class= "ital">mastery </span>over nature.<p><span class= "bld">By his understanding he smiteth through the proud.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">Rahab, </span>which certainly is at times a name for Egypt (see <a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm" title="Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Are you not it that has cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?">Isaiah 51:9</a>, <span class= "ital">e.g.</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>and which, if used in that sense here, can only refer to the signal judgments on Egypt at the Exodus. According to our view of this matter will be the indication derived therefrom of the date of Job.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He divideth the sea with his power</span>. "Divideth" is certainly a wrong translation. The verb used (<span class="hebrew">־ָגַע</span>) means either "stirreth up" or "stilleth." In favour of the former rendering are Rosen-muller, Schultens, Delitzsch, Merx, and Canon Cook; in favour of the latter, the LXX., Dillmann, and Dr. Stanley Leathes. In either case the general sentiment is that God has full mastery over the sea, and can regulate its movements at his pleasure. <span class="cmt_word">And by his understanding he smiteth through the proud</span>; literally, he <span class="accented">smiteth through Rahab.</span> (On Rahab, as the great power of evil, see the comment on Job 9:13.) God is said to have "smitten him through <span class="accented">by his understanding</span>" since in the contest between good and evil it is rather intelligence than mere force that carries the day. Power alone is sufficient to control the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/26-12.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">By His power</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֭כֹחוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵō·ḥōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A small reptile (of unknown species)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He stilled</span><br /><span class="heb">רָגַ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ḡa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7280.htm">Strong's 7280: </a> </span><span class="str2">To toss violently and suddenly, to settle, quiet, to wink</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sea,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and by His understanding</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝בִתְבוּנָת֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇiṯ·ḇū·nā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8394.htm">Strong's 8394: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intelligence, an argument, caprice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He shattered</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֣חַץ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ḥaṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4272.htm">Strong's 4272: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dash asunder, to crush, smash, violently plunge, to subdue, destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Rahab.</span><br /><span class="heb">רָֽהַב׃</span> <span class="translit">(rā·haḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7293.htm">Strong's 7293: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rahab -- 'storm', a sea monster</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/26-12.htm">Job 26:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/26-12.htm">Job 26:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/26-12.htm">Job 26:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/26-12.htm">Job 26:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/26-12.htm">Job 26:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/26-12.htm">Job 26:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/26-12.htm">Job 26:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/26-12.htm">Job 26:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/26-12.htm">Job 26:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/26-12.htm">Job 26:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/26-12.htm">OT Poetry: Job 26:12 He stirs up the sea with his (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/26-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 26:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 26:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/26-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 26:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 26:13" /></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>