But wisdom and power belong to God.\par Good advice and understanding are his.\par
Job 26:12 - Easy To Read Version God’s power makes the sea calm.\par God’s wisdom destroyed Rahab’s {\cf2\super [49]} helpers.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He divideth the sea with his power, And by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He stills or stirs up the sea by His power, and by His understanding He smites proud Rahab. American Standard Version (1901) He stirreth up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab. Common English Bible By his power he stilled the Sea; split Rahab with his cleverness. Catholic Public Domain Version By his strength, the seas suddenly gather together, and his foresight has struck the arrogant. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version By his power the seas are suddenly gathered together; and his wisdom has struck the proud one. |
But wisdom and power belong to God.\par Good advice and understanding are his.\par
The foundations that hold up the sky\par shake with fear\par when God threatens them.\par
God won’t hold his anger back.\par Even Rahab’s {\cf2\super [19]} helpers\par are afraid of God.\par
The Lord was the King during the flood.\par And the Lord will be the king forever.\par
The Lord has a special day planned. On that day, the Lord will punish the proud and boastful people. Then those proud people will be made not important.
“I, the Lord, am your God.\par I stir up the sea and make the waves.”\par (The Lord All-Powerful is his name.)\par
Arm (power) of the Lord, wake up!\par Wake up! Be strong!\par Use your strength\par like you did a long time ago,\par like you have from ancient times.\par You are the power that defeated Rahab.\par You defeated the Dragon. {\cf2\super [418]} \par
The Lord says:\par “The Lord makes the sun shine in the day.\par And the Lord makes the moon and the stars shine at night.\par The Lord stirs up the sea so that its waves\par crash on the shore.\par The Lord All-Powerful is his name.”\par
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give praise, honor, and glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is right. He is always fair. And he is able to make proud people humble!
But the grace (kindness) that God gives is greater. Like the Scripture says, “God is against proud people, but he gives grace (kindness) to people who are humble.” {\cf2\super [22]}