Job 26:11
The pillars of heaven are shaking, and are overcome by his sharp words.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
In Context
10By him a circle is marked out on the face of the waters, to the limits of the light and the dark.
12By his power the sea was made quiet; and by his wisdom Rahab was wounded.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:8Then the earth was moved with a violent shock; the bases of heaven were moved and shaking, because he was angry.
Psalms 18:7\18:6\In my trouble my voice went up to the Lord, and my cry to my God: my voice came to his hearing in his holy Temple, and my prayer came before him, even into his ears.
Nahum 1:6Who may keep his place before his wrath? and who may undergo the heat of his passion? his wrath is let loose like fire and the rocks are broken open by him.
Hebrews 12:26Whose voice was the cause of the shaking of the earth; but now he has made an oath, saying, There will be still one more shaking, not only of the earth, but of heaven.
Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white seat, and him who was seated on it, before whose face the earth and the heaven went in flight; and there was no place 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 →