Job 26:13

By His Ruach He hath made fair Shomayim; 1 His yad hath pierced the fleeing nachash. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

In Context

12He divideth the yam with His ko'ach, 1 and by His understanding He struck down Rahav. 1

14Lo, these are but the ketzot of His ways, 1 but how faint the davar we hear of Him. 1 And the thunder of His gevurah who can understand?

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Cross References

Genesis 1:2And the earth was tohu vavohu (without form, and void); and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Ruach Elohim was hovering upon the face of the waters.

Psalms 74:13Thou didst divide the yam by Thy oz (power); 1 Thou didst break the heads of the sea serpents in the waters. 1

Isaiah 27:1In Yom Hahu Hashem 1 with His cherev hakashah v'hagedolah v'hachazakah (terrible and great and strong sword) 1 shall punish Leviathan the Nachash bari'ach (fleeing serpent), 1 even Leviathan that Nachash akallaton (crooked serpent); 1 and He shall slay the Tanin (serpent, devouring sea monster) that is in the sea. 1

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 →

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