Job 26:2
How hast thou given help to one of no-strength? given victory to an arm of no-power?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
In Context
1Then responded Job, and said:—
3How hast thou given counsel to one of no-wisdom? or, effective wisdom, abundantly made known?
Cross References
1 Kings 18:27And it came to pass, at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said—Cry with a loud voice, for, a god, he is, either he hath, a meditation, or an occasion to retire, or he hath, a journey,—peradventure, he, sleepeth, and must be awaked.
Job 6:12Is my strength, the strength of stones? Or is, my flesh, of bronze?
Job 12:2Of a truth, ye, are the people, and, with you, wisdom, will die.
Job 27:12Lo! ye, have, all of you, seen, Wherefore, then, is it, that ye are utterly without purpose?
Isaiah 35:3Strengthen ye the weak hands,—The trembling knees, make ye firm:
Isaiah 41:5Coastlands have seen, so they fear, The ends of the earth, are in dread,—They have drawn near, and have come:
Matthew Henry on Job 26:2-5
Job's Reproof of Bildad. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 But Job answered and said, 2 How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength? 3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is? 4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee? One would not have thought that Job, when he was in so much pain and misery, could banter his friend as he does here and make himself merry with the impertinency of his… Read the whole commentary →