JOB 26:13

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.”

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Job 26:13 Translation & Meaning

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By his spirit בְּ֭רוּחוֹ Wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions) spirit
he hath garnished שִׁפְרָ֑ה Brightness garnished
the heavens; שָׁמַ֣יִם The sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve) heavens
his hand יָ֝ד֗וֹ A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] hand
hath formed חֹֽלֲלָ֥ה Properly, to bore, i.e., (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute) formed
the crooked בָּרִֽחַ׃ A fugitive, i.e., the serpent (as fleeing), and the constellation by that name crooked
serpent. נָחָ֥שׁ A snake (from its hiss) serpent

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  • 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.

  • 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?




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