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Job 26

14 aligned verses; 14 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse KJV King James Version BSB Berean Standard Bible
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But Job answered and said,
Then Job answered :
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How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
“ How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!
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How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!
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To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee ?
To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you ?
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Dead things are formed from under the waters , and the inhabitants thereof .
The dead tremble— those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them .
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Hell is naked before him , and destruction hath no covering.
Sheol is naked before God , and Abaddon has no covering.
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He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.
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He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds ; and the cloud is not rent under them .
He wraps up the waters in His clouds , yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight .
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He holdeth back the face of his throne , and spreadeth his cloud upon it .
He covers the face of the full moon , spreading over it His cloud.
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He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end .
He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness .
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The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof .
The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke .
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He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud .
By His power He stirred the sea ; by His understanding He shattered Rahab .
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By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens ; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
By His breath the skies were cleared ; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
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Lo , these are parts of his ways : but how little a portion is heard of him ? but the thunder of his power who can understand ?
Indeed , these are but the fringes of His ways ; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him ! Who then can understand the thunder of His power? ”

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