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But Job answered and said,
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Job answered:
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Then Job replied:
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But Job answered and said:
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Then Job spoke again:
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How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
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"Well, you've certainly been a great help to a helpless man! You came to the rescue just in the nick of time!
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"How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved the arm that is feeble!
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"How have you helped him who is without power? How have you saved the arm that has no strength?
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"How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved a person who has no strength!
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How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
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What wonderful advice you've given to a mixed-up man! What amazing insights you've provided!
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What advice you have offered to one without wisdom! And what great insight you have displayed!
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How have you counseled one who has no wisdom? And how have you declared sound advice to many?
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How you have enlightened my stupidity! What wise things you have said!
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To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
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Where in the world did you learn all this? How did you become so inspired?
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Who has helped you utter these words? And whose spirit spoke from your mouth?
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To whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit came from you?
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Where have you gotten all these wise sayings? Whose spirit speaks through you?
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Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
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"All the buried dead are in torment, and all who've been drowned in the deep, deep sea.
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"The dead are in deep anguish, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
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"The dead tremble, Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.
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"The dead tremble in their place beneath the waters.
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Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
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Hell is ripped open before God, graveyards dug up and exposed.
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Death is naked before God; Destruction lies uncovered.
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Sheol is naked before Him, And Destruction has no covering.
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The underworld is naked in God's presence. There is no cover for the place of destruction.
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He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
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He spreads the skies over unformed space, hangs the earth out in empty space.
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He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing.
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He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing.
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God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing.
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He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
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He pours water into cumulus cloud-bags and the bags don't burst.
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He wraps up the waters in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.
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He binds up the water in His thick clouds, Yet the clouds are not broken under it.
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He wraps the rain in his thick clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight.
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He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
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He makes the moon wax and wane, putting it through its phases.
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He covers the face of the full moon, spreading his clouds over it.
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He covers the face of His throne, And spreads His cloud over it.
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He shrouds his throne with his clouds.
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He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
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He draws the horizon out over the ocean, sets a boundary between light and darkness.
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He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters for a boundary between light and darkness.
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He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters, At the boundary of light and darkness.
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He created the horizon when he separated the waters; he set the boundaries for day and night.
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The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
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Thunder crashes and rumbles in the skies. Listen! It's God raising his voice!
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The pillars of the heavens quake, aghast at his rebuke.
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The pillars of heaven tremble, And are astonished at His rebuke.
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The foundations of heaven tremble at his rebuke.
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He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
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By his power he stills sea storms, by his wisdom he tames sea monsters.
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By his power he churned up the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab to pieces.
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He stirs up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He breaks up the storm.
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By his power the sea grew calm. By his skill he crushed the great sea monster.
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By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
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With one breath he clears the sky, with one finger he crushes the sea serpent.
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By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the gliding serpent.
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By His Spirit He adorned the heavens; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
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His Spirit made the heavens beautiful, and his power pierced the gliding 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?
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And this is only the beginning, a mere whisper of his rule. Whatever would we do if he really raised his voice!"
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And these are but the outer fringe of his works; how faint the whisper we hear of him! Who then can understand the thunder of his power?"
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Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways, And how small a whisper we hear of Him! But the thunder of His power who can understand?"
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"These are some of the minor things he does, merely a whisper of his power. Who can understand the thunder of his power?"
