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his hand pierced the gliding serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />His Spirit made the heavens beautiful, and his power pierced the gliding serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />By his wind the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />By His Spirit He adorned the heavens; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />By His breath the heavens are <i>made</i> beautiful; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the [swiftly] fleeing serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By his breath the heavens gained their beauty; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By His breath the heavens gained their beauty; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The heavens became bright when he breathed, and the escaping sea monster died at his hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />By his spirit the heavens are garnished; his hand hath pierced the swift serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />With his wind the sky was cleared. With his hand he stabbed the fleeing snake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It is his breath that made the sky clear, and his hand that killed the escaping monster. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />he clears the skies with his wind; his hands have pierced the fleeing serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He beautified the heavens by His Spirit, "" His hand has formed the fleeing serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> By His Spirit the heavens He beautified, Formed hath His hand the fleeing serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />By his spirit he polished the heavens; his hand pierced the flat serpent.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />His spirit has adorned the heavens, and his birthing hand has brought forth the winding serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />By his wind the heavens were made clear, his hand pierced the fleeing serpent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />By his wind the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />By his spirit he manages the heavens; his hand slew the fleeing serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />By his Spirit he governs Heaven, and his hand killed the Serpent which fled<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />By His breath the heavens are serene; His hand hath pierced the slant serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the barriers of heaven fear him, and by a command he has slain the apostate dragon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/26-13.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=3919" 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">12</span>By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: bə·rū·ḥōw (Prep-b:: N-csc:: 3ms) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">By His breath</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: šā·ma·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">the skies</a> <a href="/hebrew/8235.htm" title="8235: šip̄·rāh (N-fs) -- Fairness, clearness (of sky). From shaphar; brightness.">were cleared;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">His hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: ḥō·lă·lāh (V-Piel-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">pierced</a> <a href="/hebrew/1281.htm" title="1281: bā·rî·aḥ (Adj-ms) -- Fleeing. Or bariach; from barach; a fugitive, i.e. The serpent, and the constellation by that name.">the fleeing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5175.htm" title="5175: nā·ḥāš (N-ms) -- A serpent. From nachash; a snake.">serpent.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”…<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="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a></span><br />Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">Psalm 33:6</a></span><br />By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.<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="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9</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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-30.htm">Psalm 104:30</a></span><br />When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Proverbs 8:27-29</a></span><br />I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep, / when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth, / 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/40-12.htm">Isaiah 40:12</a></span><br />Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12-13</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. / When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/148-5.htm">Psalm 148:5</a></span><br />Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a></span><br />I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-1.htm">John 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-3.htm">Hebrews 11:3</a></span><br />By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-11.htm">Revelation 4:11</a></span><br />“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-36.htm">Romans 11:36</a></span><br />For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">By his spirit he has garnished the heavens; his hand has formed the crooked serpent.</p><p class="hdg">his spirit</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a></b></br> And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness <i>was</i> upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">Psalm 33:6,7</a></b></br> By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-30.htm">Psalm 104:30</a></b></br> Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.</p><p class="hdg">the crooked serpent</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Psalm 74:13,14</a></b></br> Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1</a></b></br> In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that <i>is</i> in the sea.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Revelation 12:9</a></b></br> And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/21-19.htm">Beautified</a> <a href="/job/26-4.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/job/25-5.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-14.htm">Cleared</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-27.htm">Crooked</a> <a href="/job/26-12.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/esther/2-7.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-15.htm">Fleeing</a> <a href="/job/26-5.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-6.htm">Garnished</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-22.htm">Gliding</a> <a href="/job/26-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/26-11.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/job/16-5.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-22.htm">Pierced</a> <a href="/job/24-18.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">Serpent</a> <a href="/job/26-7.htm">Skies</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Slant</a> <a href="/job/20-16.htm">Snake</a> <a href="/job/26-4.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/job/24-18.htm">Swift</a> <a href="/job/21-18.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/45-2.htm">Beautified</a> <a href="/job/27-3.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/job/31-26.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/job/33-32.htm">Cleared</a> <a href="/psalms/18-26.htm">Crooked</a> <a href="/job/27-8.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/37-22.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/job/30-3.htm">Fleeing</a> <a href="/job/33-6.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/matthew/12-44.htm">Garnished</a> <a href="/songs/7-9.htm">Gliding</a> <a href="/job/27-11.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/28-21.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/job/31-26.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/job/30-17.htm">Pierced</a> <a href="/job/32-22.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/psalms/58-4.htm">Serpent</a> <a href="/job/35-5.htm">Skies</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Slant</a> <a href="/psalms/58-4.htm">Snake</a> <a href="/job/27-3.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/job/39-5.htm">Swift</a> <a href="/job/27-21.htm">Wind</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>By His breath the skies were cleared;</b><br>This phrase highlights God's sovereign power over creation. The "breath" of God is often associated with His Spirit, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>, where the Spirit of God hovers over the waters during creation. The clearing of the skies can be understood as God's ability to bring order out of chaos, a theme prevalent throughout the Bible. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the sky was often seen as a realm of divine activity, and God's control over it signifies His supreme authority. This imagery also connects to the calming of storms, as seen in the New Testament when Jesus calms the sea (<a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>), demonstrating His divine authority over nature.<p><b>His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.</b><br>The "fleeing serpent" is a reference to chaos and evil, often symbolized by serpents or dragons in ancient Near Eastern mythology. This imagery is reminiscent of the Canaanite myth of Baal defeating the sea monster Lotan, which parallels the biblical narrative of God's victory over chaos. In a biblical context, the serpent is also a symbol of Satan, as seen in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a> and <a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Revelation 12:9</a>. The act of piercing the serpent signifies God's ultimate victory over evil. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's victory over Satan through His death and resurrection, fulfilling the prophecy of <a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a>, where the seed of the woman will crush the serpent's head. This victory is further echoed in <a href="/colossians/2-15.htm">Colossians 2:15</a>, where Christ disarms the powers and authorities, triumphing over them by the cross.<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 responding to his friends, defending his understanding of God's power and majesty.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator, whose power and wisdom are being extolled by Job. God is depicted as the one who orders the cosmos and subdues chaos.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_skies.htm">The Skies</a></b><br>Represents the heavens or the firmament, which God has ordered and cleared by His breath, signifying His control over creation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fleeing_serpent.htm">The Fleeing Serpent</a></b><br>Often interpreted as a symbol of chaos or evil, possibly referring to mythological creatures like Leviathan, which God has power over.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a></b><br>The act of God bringing order and beauty to the universe, demonstrating His sovereignty and authority over all things.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>God's breath symbolizes His life-giving and sustaining power. Just as He cleared the skies, He can bring order to our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/victory_over_chaos_and_evil.htm">Victory Over Chaos and Evil</a></b><br>The imagery of God piercing the fleeing serpent reassures believers of His ultimate victory over evil. We can trust in His power to overcome the chaos in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_majesty_of_god's_creation.htm">The Majesty of God's Creation</a></b><br>Reflect on the beauty and order of creation as a testament to God's wisdom and power. This should inspire awe and worship in our hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_control.htm">Trust in God's Control</a></b><br>In times of personal chaos or uncertainty, remember that God is in control. His hand is mighty to save and deliver.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_breath_of_god_in_our_lives.htm">The Breath of God in Our Lives</a></b><br>Just as God's breath cleared the skies, His Spirit can renew and transform us. Seek His presence for guidance 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/is_'fleeing_serpent'_symbolic_or_historical.htm">Job 26:13: What historical or archaeological evidence could support the mention of a “fleeing serpent,” or is it purely symbolic?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_3_align_with_god's_justice.htm">How can Job's complaint in Job 3 align with a just and sovereign God, if he questions the value of his own birth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_leviathan_so_realistic_in_job_41.htm">If Leviathan is a metaphorical creature, why does Job 41 depict it with such realistic physical traits and capabilities?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_dragons_fit_with_zoology.htm">How do we reconcile biblical accounts of dragons with modern zoology?</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>(13) <span class= "bld">The crooked serpent.</span>--By this expression is doubtless meant the forked lightning-flash, though it is difficult to determine whether any, or what mythological ideas may underlie the expression, or whether it is anything more than a figure derived from the natural world, which suggested the similitude of the flying serpent. Others understand by it the constellation of the Northern Dragon, to whose influence storms were ascribed.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens</span>; or, <span class="accented">by his spirit the heavens are brightness</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> at a breath from his mouth the heavens, lately all cloud and storm (vers. 8-11), recover their serenity, are calm and clear and bright. Our experience says, "After a storm comes a calm." Job notes that both alike are from God. <span class="cmt_word">His hand hath formed the crooked serpent</span>; rather, <span class="accented">his hand hath pierced the swift serpent</span> (see the Revised Version). The reference is probably to "the war in heaven," already suggested by the mention of" Rahab" (ver. 12). In that war, according to the tradition that had reached Job, a great serpent, like the Egyptian Apepi (Apophis), had borne a part. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/26-13.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 breath</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֭רוּחוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rū·ḥōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the skies</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were cleared;</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁפְרָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(šip̄·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8235.htm">Strong's 8235: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fairness, clearness (of sky)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֝ד֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pierced</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹֽלֲלָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·lă·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fleeing</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּרִֽיחַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·rî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1281.htm">Strong's 1281: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fugitive, the serpent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">serpent.</span><br /><span class="heb">נָחָ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḥāš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5175.htm">Strong's 5175: </a> </span><span class="str2">A serpent</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/26-13.htm">Job 26:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/26-13.htm">Job 26:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/26-13.htm">Job 26:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/26-13.htm">Job 26:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/26-13.htm">Job 26:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/26-13.htm">Job 26:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/26-13.htm">Job 26:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/26-13.htm">Job 26:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/26-13.htm">Job 26:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/26-13.htm">Job 26:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/26-13.htm">OT Poetry: Job 26:13 By his Spirit the heavens are garnished (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/26-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 26:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 26:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/26-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 26:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 26:14" /></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>