# Job 26.13 **Book:** [Job](/codex/job/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 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. > > **13. By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.** > > 14. Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand? (Job 26:11-14, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 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. > > **13. By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.** > > 14. Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?” (Job 26:11-14, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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 > > **13. By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.** > > 14. 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? (Job 26:11-14, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 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. > > **13. By His Spirit the heavens He beautified, Formed hath His hand the fleeing serpent.** > > 14. Lo, these [are] the borders of His way, And how little a matter is heard of Him, And the thunder of His might Who doth understand? (Job 26:11-14, 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 - [H7307 - ruach](/codex/h7307-ruach/), *ruach* (Strong's H7307). Also appears in: [Genesis 1.2](/codex/genesis-1-2/), [Genesis 3.8](/codex/genesis-3-8/), [Genesis 6](/codex/genesis-6/). ## 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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/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. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.