| Berean Study Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1Then Job answered: | 1Then Job spoke again: |
| 2“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble! | 2“How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved the weak! |
| 3How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight! | 3How you have enlightened my stupidity! What wise advice you have offered! |
| 4To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you? | 4Where have you gotten all these wise sayings? Whose spirit speaks through you? |
| 5The dead tremble—those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them. | 5“The dead tremble— those who live beneath the waters. |
| 6Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. | 6The underworld is naked in God’s presence. The place of destruction is uncovered. |
| 7He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing. | 7God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing. |
| 8He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight. | 8He wraps the rain in his thick clouds, and the clouds don’t burst with the weight. |
| 9He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud. | 9He covers the face of the moon, shrouding it with his clouds. |
| 10He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness. | 10He created the horizon when he separated the waters; he set the boundary between day and night. |
| 11The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke. | 11The foundations of heaven tremble; they shudder at his rebuke. |
| 12By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab. | 12By his power the sea grew calm. By his skill he crushed the great sea monster. |
| 13By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent. | 13His Spirit made the heavens beautiful, and his power pierced the gliding serpent. |
| 14Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?” | 14These are just the beginning of all that he does, merely a whisper of his power. Who, then, can comprehend the thunder of his power?” |
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