Job 26.10
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Job 26.10
Book: Job · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
ASV (ASV)
"8. He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent under them. 9. He incloseth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it."
"10. He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness."
"11. The pillars of heaven tremble And are astonished at his rebuke. 12. He stirreth up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab." (Job 26:8-12, ASV)
WEB (WEB)
"8. He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them. 9. He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it."
"10. He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness."
"11. The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke. 12. He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab." (Job 26:8-12, WEB)
KJV (KJV)
"8. He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. 9. He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it."
"10. He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. until: Heb. until the end of light with darkness"
"11. The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof. 12. He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. the proud: Heb. pride" (Job 26:8-12, KJV)
YLT (YLT)
"8. Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them. 9. Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud."
"10. A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness."
"11. Pillars of the heavens do tremble, And they wonder because of His rebuke. 12. By His power He hath quieted the sea, And by His understanding smitten the proud." (Job 26:8-12, YLT)
Setting
- Speaker: narrator + Job + friends + LORD (multi-voiced dialogue)
- Audience: wisdom-tradition Israel
- Location: land of Uz (Edomite region)
- Time period: events possibly patriarchal-era; composed unclear, likely c. 1500-500 BC
Theological reading
Key words
No Strong's-tagged lexicon matches found in this passage. (Lexicon coverage is curated, ~159 of the most apologetically-loaded Greek/Hebrew terms.)
Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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