Job 26:11
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
In Context
10He has described a boundary upon the face of the waters, to the confines of light and darkness.
12He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smites through Rahab.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:8Then the earth shook and trembled, the foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
Psalms 18:7Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken because he was angry.
Nahum 1:6Who can stand before his indignation? And who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken apart by him.
Hebrews 12:26whose voice then shook the earth. But now he has promised, saying, Yet once, I shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.
Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him who sits upon it, from whose face the earth and the sky fled away, and no place was found for them.
Matthew Henry on Job 26:6-14
The Wisdom and Power of God. ( b. c. 1520.) 5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. 6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. 7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. 8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. 9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. 10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. 11… Read the whole commentary →