Job 26:12
He has calmed the sea with his might, and by his wisdom the whale has been overthrown.
Brenton Septuagint
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 prostrate and astonished at his rebuke.
13And the barriers of heaven fear him, and by a command he has slain the apostate dragon.
Cross References
Job 9:13For if he has turned away his anger, the whales under heaven have stooped under him.
Job 40:11And send forth messengers with wrath; and lay low every haughty one.
Psalms 93:3How long shall sinners, O Lord, how long shall sinners boast?
Isaiah 2:12For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and haughty, and upon every one that is high and towering, and they shall be brought down;
Isaiah 51:15for I am thy God, that troubles the sea, and causes the waves thereof to roar: the Lord of hosts is my 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 →