Job 26:13
By his breath the heavens [acquired] beauty; his hand hath created the flying serpent.
Leeser Tanakh
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 he split in pieces the sea, and by his understanding he crushed [its] pride:
Cross References
Genesis 1:2And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God was waving over the face of the waters.
Psalms 74:13It was thou that didst divide by thy strength the sea: thou brokest in pieces the heads of the crocodiles on the waters.
Isaiah 27:1On that day will the Lord punish with his heavy and great and strong sword leviathan the flying serpent, and leviathan the crooked servant; and he will slay the crocodile that is in the sea.
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 →