Job 26:12
By his power the sea was made quiet; and by his wisdom Rahab was wounded.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
In Context
11The pillars of heaven are shaking, and are overcome by his sharp words.
13By his wind the heavens become bright: by his hand the quickly moving snake was cut through.
Cross References
Job 9:13God's wrath may not be turned back; the helpers of Rahab were bent down under him.
Job 40:11\40:16\His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.
Psalms 74:13The sea was parted in two by your strength; the heads of the great sea-beasts were broken.
Psalms 93:3The rivers send up, O Lord, the rivers send up their voices; they send them up with a loud cry.
Isaiah 2:12For the day of the Lord of armies is coming on all the pride of men, and on all who are high and lifted up;
Isaiah 51:15For I am the Lord your God, who makes the sea calm when its waves are thundering: the Lord of armies is his name.
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 →