{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/erv/job/26","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T21:56:35.489Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","book":"Job","bookSlug":"job","chapter":26,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":25,"nextChapter":27,"totalChapters":42,"totalVerses":14},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Then Job answered and said,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"How hast thou helped him that is without power! how hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came forth from thee?"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"They that are deceased tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Sheol is naked before him, and Abaddon hath no covering."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"He stretcheth out the north over empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"He closeth in the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"He stirreth up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"By his spirit the heavens are garnished; his hand hath pierced the swift serpent."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Lo, 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?"}],"citation":{"inline":"Job 26 (ERV)","markdown":"[Job 26](https://primebible.com/erv/job/26)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/job/26 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}