Job 26:13

By his breath he made the skies clear; 1 his hand pierced the fleeing serpent. 1

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

12He calmed the sea with his power; 1 by his understanding he shattered Rahab. 1

14See, these are but the fringes of his ways; 1 how small a whisper do we hear of him! 1 Who can understand the thunder of his power?”

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Cross References

Genesis 1:2The earth was without form and empty. Darkness was upon the surface of the deep. The Spirit of God was moving above the surface of the waters.

Psalms 74:13You divided the sea by your strength; 1 you smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters. 1

Isaiah 27:1On that day Yahweh with his hard, great and fierce sword 1 will punish Leviathan the slithering serpent, Leviathan the squirming serpent, 1 and he will kill the 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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