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Job 26

Job sheweth that man can not helpe God, and proveth it by his miracles.
1.aBut Job answered, & said,
2.Whome helpest thou? him that hathe no power? savest thou the arme that hathe no strength?
3.Whome counselest thou? him that hathe no wisdome? thou bshewest right wel as the thing is.
4.To whome doest thou declare these wordes? or whose spirit ccometh out of thee?
5.The ddead things are formed under the waters, and nere unto them.
6.The grave is enaked before him, and there is no covering for fdestruction.
7.He stretcheth out the gNorth over the emptie place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
8.He bindeth the waters in his cloudes, and the cloude is not broken under them.
9.He holdeth backe the face of his throne: hand spreadeth his cloude upon it.
10.He hathe set bondes about the waters, until the iday and night come to an end.
11.The kpillers of heaven tremble and quake at his reprofe.
12.The sea is calme by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth the pride thereof.
13.His Spirit hathe garnished the heavens, and his hand hathe formed the crooked lserpent.
14.Lo, these are parte of his wayes: but mhow litle a portion heare we of him? & who can understand his fearful power?

Notes

2-a.
You conclude nothing: for neither you help me, which am destitute of all help, neither yet speak sufficiently on God’s behalf, who has no need of your defence.
3-b.
But you do not apply it to the purpose.
4-c.
That is, moves you to speak this?
5-d.
Job begins to declare the force of God’s power and providence in the mines and metals in the deep places of the earth.
6-e.
There is nothing hid in the bottom of the earth, but he sees it.
6-f.
Meaning, the grave wherein things putrefy.
7-g.
He causes the whole heaven to turn about the North pole. 1 Geneva Bible 1560
9-h.
That is, he hides the heavens, which are called his throne.
10-i.
So long as this world endures.
11-k.
Not that heaven has pillars to uphold it, but he speaks by a similitude, as though he would say, The heaven itself is not able to abide his reproach.
13-l.
Which is a figure of stars fashioned like a serpent, because of the crookedness.
14-m.
If these few things, which we see daily with our eyes, declare his great power and providence, how much more would they appear, if we were able to comprehend all his works?