Job 26:13
His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
In Context
12By his power the seas are suddenly gathered together, and his wisdom has struck the proud one.
Cross References
Genesis 1:2And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.
Psalms 74:13Thou by thy strength didst make the sea firm: thou didst crush the heads of the dragons in the waters.
Isaiah 27:1In that day the Lord with his hard, and great, and strong sword shall visit leviathan the bar serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent, and shall slay the whale that is in the see.
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 →