Job 26:13

By his spirit the heavens are garnished; his hand hath pierced the swift serpent.

Revised Version 1895

In The King James Version

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

In Context

12He stirreth up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.

14Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: and how small a whisper do we hear of him! but the thunder of his power who can understand?

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Cross References

Genesis 1:2And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Psalms 74:13Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.

Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the swift serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon 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 →

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