Job 26:5
New International Version
“The dead are in deep anguish, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.

New Living Translation
“The dead tremble— those who live beneath the waters.

English Standard Version
The dead tremble under the waters and their inhabitants.

Berean Standard Bible
The dead tremble—those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.

King James Bible
Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.

New King James Version
“The dead tremble, Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.

New American Standard Bible
“The departed spirits are made to tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants.

NASB 1995
“The departed spirits tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants.

NASB 1977
“The departed spirits tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants.

Legacy Standard Bible
“The departed spirits tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants.

Amplified Bible
“The spirits of the dead tremble Underneath the waters and their inhabitants.

Christian Standard Bible
The departed spirits tremble beneath the waters and all that inhabit them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The departed spirits tremble beneath the waters and all that inhabit them.

American Standard Version
They that are deceased tremble Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.

Contemporary English Version
Remember the terrible trembling of those in the world of the dead below the mighty ocean.

English Revised Version
They that are deceased tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The souls of the dead tremble beneath the water, and so do the creatures living there.

Good News Translation
The spirits of the dead tremble in the waters under the earth.

International Standard Version
"The ghosts of the dead writhe under the waters along with those who live there with them.

Majority Standard Bible
The dead tremble—those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.

NET Bible
"The dead tremble--those beneath the waters and all that live in them.

New Heart English Bible
"Those who are deceased tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.

Webster's Bible Translation
Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.

World English Bible
“The departed spirits tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The Rephaim are formed, "" Also their inhabitants beneath the waters.

Young's Literal Translation
The Rephaim are formed, Beneath the waters, also their inhabitants.

Smith's Literal Translation
The shades shall tremble from under the waters, and their inhabitants.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold the giants groan under the waters, and they that dwell with them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Behold, giant things groan under the waters, and they dwell with them.

New American Bible
The shades beneath writhe in terror, the waters, and their inhabitants.

New Revised Standard Version
The shades below tremble, the waters and their inhabitants.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Behold, the mighty men shall be slain, and they shall lie down quieter than still waters.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Behold the Giants shall be killed and will be quieter than the waters
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The shades tremble Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Shall giants be born from under the water and the inhabitants thereof?

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Context
Job: Who Can Understand God's Majesty?
4To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you? 5The dead tremble— those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them. 6Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.…

Cross References
Psalm 88:10-12
Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah / Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? / Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?

Isaiah 14:9-11
Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones. / They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!” / Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.

Ezekiel 32:21-32
Mighty chiefs will speak from the midst of Sheol about Egypt and her allies: ‘They have come down and lie with the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword.’ / Assyria is there with her whole company; her graves are all around her. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword. / Her graves are set in the depths of the Pit, and her company is all around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword—those who once spread terror in the land of the living. ...

Proverbs 15:11
Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of men!

Psalm 139:8
If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.

Isaiah 26:14
The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.

Revelation 20:13-14
The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. / Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.

Matthew 12:40
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Luke 16:23
In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

1 Peter 3:19
in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison

Revelation 1:18
the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

1 Samuel 28:13-14
“Do not be afraid,” the king replied. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” the woman answered. / “What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence.

Jonah 2:2
saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.

Isaiah 38:18
For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.

Psalm 6:5
For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?


Treasury of Scripture

Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.

Job 41:1
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

Genesis 6:4
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Psalm 104:25,26
So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts…

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Job 26
1. Job, reproving the uncharitable spirit of Bildad
5. acknowledges the power of God to be infinite and unsearchable














The dead tremble
In Hebrew, the word for "dead" here is "Rephaim," which often refers to shades or spirits of the dead. This term is used in various Old Testament passages to describe the departed souls in Sheol, the abode of the dead. The trembling of the dead suggests a state of unrest or fear, possibly indicating their awareness of God's omnipotence and judgment. This phrase underscores the belief in an afterlife where even the dead are conscious of divine power, reflecting a worldview where God's sovereignty extends beyond the grave.

those beneath the waters
This phrase may refer to the ancient Near Eastern cosmology, where the waters beneath the earth were considered a realm of chaos and death. In the Hebrew context, "beneath the waters" could symbolize the depths of Sheol or the underworld. The imagery of waters often represents chaos and the unknown, suggesting that even in the most hidden and chaotic places, God's presence is acknowledged. This highlights the omnipresence of God, who is sovereign over all creation, including the mysterious and feared realms beneath the earth.

and those who dwell therein
The phrase "those who dwell therein" further emphasizes the inhabitants of these mysterious realms. In the Hebrew text, this could refer to both the spirits of the dead and mythical sea creatures, often associated with chaos and evil in ancient literature. The acknowledgment of these beings trembling before God serves as a powerful reminder of His ultimate authority over all creation, both seen and unseen. This reflects a theological perspective that no part of creation is beyond God's reach or control, offering comfort and assurance to believers of His supreme power and justice.

(5) Dead things are formed.--The Hebrew word is the Rephaim, who were among the aboriginal inhabitants of the south of Palestine and the neighbourhood of the Dead Sea, and it is used to express the dead and the inhabitants of the nether world generally. The word rendered are formed probably means either are pierced or tremble: that is, they are pierced through with terror, or they tremble, with a possible reference to the state of the dead as the prey of corruption, though spoken of them where they are beyond the reach of it. All the secrets of this mysterious, invisible, and undiscoverable world are naked and open before Him--the grave lies naked and destruction is uncovered.

Verses 5-14. - Job now turns from controversy to the realities of the case, and begins with a full acknowledgment of God's greatness, might, and inscrutableness. As Bildad seemed to have supposed that he needed enlightenment on these points (Job 26:2-4), Job may have thought it right to make once more a plain profession of his belief (comp. Job 9:4-18; Job 12:9-25, etc.). Verse 5. - Dead things are formed from under the waters; rather, the dead from under the waters tremble. Hehraists generally are agreed that one of the meanings of Rephaim (רְפָאִים) is "the dead" or the departed, considered especially as inhabitants of Hades (comp. Psalm 88:11; Proverbs 2:18; Isaiah 14:9; Isaiah 26:14). And if so, this meaning is certainly appropriate here. Blidad had illustrated God's dominion from his power in heaven. Job shows that it exists alike in heaven and earth (vers. 7-13), and in the region under the earth (vers. 5, 6). There, in Sheol, under the waters of the ocean, the dead tremble at the thought of the Most High; they tremble together with other inhabitants thereof, as evil spirits, rebel intelligences, east down to Hades, and there held in durance (Jude 1:6).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The dead
הָרְפָאִ֥ים (hā·rə·p̄ā·’îm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7496: Shades, ghosts

tremble—
יְחוֹלָ֑לוּ (yə·ḥō·w·lā·lū)
Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2342: To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert

those who dwell
וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (wə·šō·ḵə·nê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell

beneath
מִתַּ֥חַת (mit·ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-m
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

the waters.
מַ֝֗יִם (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen


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