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Rephaim; i.e., souls of the dead">a</a></span> writhe under the waters</p> <p class="poetry2">along with those who live there with them.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/26-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Sheol<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="26:6 i.e. the realm of the afterlife">b</a></span> is naked before God<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="26:6 Lit. him">c</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">and Abaddon<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="26:6 i.e. the realm of punishment in the afterlife">d</a></span> has no clothes.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/26-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>He spreads out the north over empty space,</p> <p class="poetry2">suspending the earth over nothing.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/26-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“He restricts the waters within clouds</p> <p class="poetry2">and the clouds don’t burst open under them.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/26-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>He has enclosed the face of the full moon</p> <p class="poetry2">and spread his clouds over it.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/26-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>He has delimited a boundary<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="26:10 Lit. statute">e</a></span> over the surface of the oceans</p> <p class="poetry2">as a limit between light and darkness.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/26-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The pillars of the heavens tremble</p> <p class="poetry2">and are astounded at his rebuke.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/26-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>By his power he disturbs the sea;</p> <p class="poetry2">and with his skill he shatters the sea monster.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="26:12 Lit. shattered Rahab">f</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/26-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>he clears the skies with his wind;</p> <p class="poetry2">his hands have pierced the fleeing serpent.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/26-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Indeed, these are the fringes of his ways,</p> <p class="poetry2">and how faint is the whisper we’ve heard of it!</p> <p class="poetry2">But who can comprehend the thunder of his might?”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 26:5 Lit. <i>Rephaim</i>; 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