King James Version KJV
Good News Translation GNT
1 But Job answered and said,
1
What a big help you are to me -
2 How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
2
poor, weak man that I am!
3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
3
You give such good advice and share your knowledge with a fool like me!
4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
4
Who do you think will hear all your words? Who inspired you to speak like this?
5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
5
The spirits of the dead tremble in the waters under the earth.
6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
6
The world of the dead lies open to God; no covering shields it from his sight.
7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
7
God stretched out the northern sky and hung the earth in empty space.
8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
8
It is God who fills the clouds with water and keeps them from bursting with the weight.
9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
9
He hides the full moon behind a cloud.
10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
10
He divided light from darkness by a circle drawn on the face of the sea.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
11
When he threatens the pillars that hold up the sky, they shake and tremble with fear.
12 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
12
It is his strength that conquered the sea; by his skill he destroyed the monster Rahab.
13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
13
It is his breath that made the sky clear, and his hand that killed the escaping monster.
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?
14
But these are only hints of his power, only the whispers that we have heard. Who can know how truly great God is?
The King James Version is in the public domain.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.