Job 26:1

1 Then Job replied [to his friends],

Job 26:1 Meaning and Commentary

Job 26:1

But Job answered
In a very sharp and biting manner; one would wonder that a man in such circumstances should have so much keenness of spirit, and deal in so much irony, and be master of so much satire, and be able to laugh at his antagonist in the manner he does:

and said;
as follows.

Job 26:1 In-Context

1 Then Job replied [to his friends],

2 "You have helped the person who has no power and saved the arm that isn't strong.

3 You have advised the person who has no wisdom and offered so much assistance.

4 To whom have you spoken [these] words, and whose spirit has spoken through you?

5 "The souls of the dead tremble beneath the water, and so do the creatures living there.