Chapter 26
How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
How has thou
Bildad had produced no argument to refute Job's doctrine; and therefore Job ironically admires the assistance which Bildad had given to his friends in their extremity, and the instruction he had afforded him in his perplexity.
helped
4:3,4 6:25 16:4,5 Isaiah 35:3,4 40:14 41:5-7
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
counselled
6:13 12:3 13:5 15:8-10 17:10 32:11-13
plentifully
33:3,33 38:2 Psalms 49:1-4 71:15-18 Proverbs 8:6-9 Acts 20:20,27
To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
whose spirit
20:3 32:18 1 Kings 22:23,24 Ecclesiastes 12:7 1 Corinthians 12:3 1 John 4:1-3 Revelation 16:13,14
Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
Dead things
Or, "The giants rephaÔm are in anguish under the waters and their inhabitants;" probably in allusion to the destruction of the earth by the deluge.
41:1-34 Genesis 6:4 Psalms 104:25,26 Ezekiel 29:3-5
and
or, with.
Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
Hell
11:8 Psalms 139:8,11 Proverbs 15:11 Isaiah 14:9 Amos 9:2 Hebrews 4:13
destruction
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
9:8 Genesis 1:1,2 Psalms 24:2 104:2-5 Proverbs 8:23-27 Isaiah 40:22,26 42:5
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
bindeth up
36:29 38:9,37 Genesis 1:6,7 Psalms 135:7 Proverbs 30:4 Jeremiah 10:13
thick clouds
and the cloud
He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
Exodus 20:21 33:20-23 34:3 1 Kings 8:12 Psalms 97:2 Habakkuk 3:3-5 1 Timothy 6:16
He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
compassed
38:8-11 Psalms 33:7 104:6-9 Proverbs 8:29 Jeremiah 5:22
until
day and night come to an end
Heb. end of light with darkness.
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
pillars
1 Samuel 2:8 Psalms 18:7 Haggai 2:21 Hebrews 12:26,27 2 Peter 3:10 Revelation 20:11
are astonished
He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
divideth
Exodus 14:21-31 Psalms 29:10 74:13 93:3,4 114:2-7 Isaiah 51:15 Jeremiah 31:35
he smiteth
40:11,12 Isaiah 2:12 Daniel 4:37 James 4:6
the proud
Heb. pride.
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
his spirit
Genesis 1:2 Psalms 33:6,7 104:30
the crooked serpent
Psalms 74:13,14 Isaiah 27:1 Revelation 12:9
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?
how little
11:7-9 Psalms 139:6 145:3 Isaiah 40:26-29 Romans 11:33 1 Corinthians 13:9-12