Job 26:12
With his power he calmed the sea; with his skill/wisdom he destroyed Rahab, the huge sea monster.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
In Context
Cross References
Job 9:13God will not very easily stop being angry; he defeated [MTY] those who tried to help Rahab, the great sea monster.
Job 40:11Show that you are very angry; show that you have the right/authority to humble people who are very proud!
Psalms 74:13By your power you caused the Red Sea to divide; it was as though you smashed the heads of the rulers of Egypt who were like huge sea dragons [MET].
Psalms 93:3Yahweh, when you created the world, you separated the water from the chaotic mass and formed oceans, and the waves of the waters of those oceans still roar,
Isaiah 2:12The Commander of the armies of angels has chosen a day when he will judge those who are proud, every one of them [DOU], and he will humble them.
Isaiah 51:15because I am Yahweh, your God, the one who stirs up the sea and causes the waves to roar; I am the Commander of the armies of angels!
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 →