Job 26:13
By his spirit he has garnished the heavens; his hand has formed the crooked serpent.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
In Context
12He divides the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through the proud.
Cross References
Genesis 1:2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Psalms 74:13You did divide the sea by your strength: you brake 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 (p. sea serpent) the piercing serpent, even leviathan (p. sea serpent) that 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 →