Job 26
Job 26 is part of “Third Cycle of Dialogue” (22–31) in the outline of Job.
Job 26 summary
This is Job's short reply to Bildad's short discourse, in which he is so far from contradicting him that he confirms what he had said, and out-does him in magnifying God and setting forth his power, to show what reason he had still to say, as he did (Job 13:2), "What you know, the same do I know also." I. He shows that Bildad's discourse was foreign to the matter he was discoursing of - though very true and good, yet not to the purpose (Job 26:2-4). II.
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This is Job's short reply to Bildad's short discourse, in which he is so far from contradicting him that he confirms what he had said, and out-does him in magnifying God and setting forth his power, to show what reason he had still to say, as he did (Job 13:2), "What you know, the same do I know also." I. He shows that Bildad's discourse was foreign to the matter he was discoursing of - though very true and good, yet not to the purpose (Job 26:2-4). II. That it was needless to the person he was discoursing with; for he knew it, and believed it, and could speak of it as well as he and better, and could add to the proofs which he had produced of God's power and greatness, which he does in the rest of his discourse (Job 26:5-13), concluding that, when they had both said what they could, all came short of the merit of the subject and it was still far from being exhausted (Job 26:14).
Source: Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (1706–21; Romans–Revelation completed by Nonconformist ministers). Public domain. Digital text: Free Use Bible API (bible.helloao.org).
Job 26 (GNV)
Geneva Bible 1599 (public domain)
Job's Reply: God's Power and Wisdom
1Bvt Iob answered, and sayde, 2Whom helpest thou? him that hath no power? sauest thou the arme that hath no strength? 3Whome counsellest thou? him that hath no wisedome? thou shewest right well as the thing is. 4To whom doest thou declare these words? or whose spirit commeth out of thee? 5The dead things are formed vnder the waters, and neere vnto them. 6The graue is naked before him, and there is no couering for destruction. 7He stretcheth out the North ouer the emptie place, and hangeth the earth vpon nothing. 8He bindeth the waters in his cloudes, and the cloude is not broken vnder them. 9He holdeth backe the face of his throne: and spreadeth his cloude vpon it. 10He hath set bounds about the waters, vntil the day and night come to an ende. 11The pillars of heauen tremble and quake at his reproofe. 12The sea is calme by his power, and by his vnderstanding he smiteth the pride thereof. 13His Spirite hath garnished the heauens, and his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. 14Loe, these are part of his wayes: but how litle a portion heare we of him? and who can vnderstand his fearefull power?