איוב כ״ו
Job 26
Hebrew
וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ מֶה־עָזַ֥רְתָּ לְלֹא־כֹ֑חַ ה֝וֹשַׁ֗עְתָּ זְר֣וֹעַ לֹא־עֹֽז׃ מַה־יָּ֭עַצְתָּ לְלֹ֣א חׇכְמָ֑ה וְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗ה לָרֹ֥ב הוֹדָֽעְתָּ׃ אֶת־מִ֭י הִגַּ֣דְתָּ מִלִּ֑ין וְנִשְׁמַת־מִ֝֗י יָצְאָ֥ה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ הָרְפָאִ֥ים יְחוֹלָ֑לוּ מִתַּ֥חַת מַ֝֗יִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃ עָר֣וֹם שְׁא֣וֹל נֶגְדּ֑וֹ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת לָאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃ נֹטֶ֣ה צָפ֣וֹן עַל־תֹּ֑הוּ תֹּ֥לֶה אֶ֝֗רֶץ עַל־בְּלִי־מָֽה׃ צֹרֵֽר־מַ֥יִם בְּעָבָ֑יו וְלֹֽא־נִבְקַ֖ע עָנָ֣ן תַּחְתָּֽם׃ מְאַחֵ֥ז פְּנֵֽי־כִסֵּ֑ה פַּרְשֵׁ֖ז עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנֽוֹ׃ חֹֽק־חָ֭ג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָ֑יִם עַד־תַּכְלִ֖ית א֣וֹר עִם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ עַמּוּדֵ֣י שָׁמַ֣יִם יְרוֹפָ֑פוּ וְ֝יִתְמְה֗וּ מִגַּעֲרָתֽוֹ׃ בְּ֭כֹחוֹ רָגַ֣ע הַיָּ֑ם (ובתובנתו) [וּ֝בִתְבוּנָת֗וֹ] מָ֣חַץ רָֽהַב׃ בְּ֭רוּחוֹ שָׁמַ֣יִם שִׁפְרָ֑ה חֹלְלָ֥ה יָ֝ד֗וֹ נָחָ֥שׁ בָּרִֽחַ׃ הֶן־אֵ֤לֶּה ׀ קְצ֬וֹת דְּרָכָ֗ו וּמַה־שֵּׁ֣מֶץ דָּ֭בָר נִשְׁמַע־בּ֑וֹ וְרַ֥עַם גְּ֝בוּרֹתָ֗ו מִ֣י יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ {פ}
English Translation
Then Job said in reply: You would help without having the strength;
You would deliver with arms that have no power. Without having the wisdom, you offer advice
And freely give your counsel. To whom have you addressed words?
Whose breath issued from you? The shades tremble
Beneath the waters and their denizens. Sheol stands naked;
Abaddon has no cover. [God] is the One who stretched out ZaphonaZaphon A poetic name for heaven; cf. Isa. 14.13; Ps. 48.3. over chaos,
Who suspended earth over emptiness. The waters were wrapped up in God’s clouds;
Yet no cloud burst under their weight. [God] shuts off the view of the heavenly throne,
Spreading a cloud over it,bshuts off … over it Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Drawing a boundary on the surface of the waters,
At the extreme where light and darkness meet. The pillars of heaven tremble,
Astounded at God’s blasts. With power [God] stilled the sea;
With skill [God] struck down Rahab. With a wind [God] calmed the heavens;
God’s hand pierced the Elusive Serpent.cElusive Serpent Cf. Isa. 27.1. These are but glimpses of God’s rule,
The mere whisper we are able to perceive;
Who can absorb the thunder of God’s mighty deeds?
You would deliver with arms that have no power. Without having the wisdom, you offer advice
And freely give your counsel. To whom have you addressed words?
Whose breath issued from you? The shades tremble
Beneath the waters and their denizens. Sheol stands naked;
Abaddon has no cover. [God] is the One who stretched out ZaphonaZaphon A poetic name for heaven; cf. Isa. 14.13; Ps. 48.3. over chaos,
Who suspended earth over emptiness. The waters were wrapped up in God’s clouds;
Yet no cloud burst under their weight. [God] shuts off the view of the heavenly throne,
Spreading a cloud over it,bshuts off … over it Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Drawing a boundary on the surface of the waters,
At the extreme where light and darkness meet. The pillars of heaven tremble,
Astounded at God’s blasts. With power [God] stilled the sea;
With skill [God] struck down Rahab. With a wind [God] calmed the heavens;
God’s hand pierced the Elusive Serpent.cElusive Serpent Cf. Isa. 27.1. These are but glimpses of God’s rule,
The mere whisper we are able to perceive;
Who can absorb the thunder of God’s mighty deeds?
About This Text
Source
Job
Category
Tanach
Reference
Job 26
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