Giobbe 26:6-14

6 Dinanzi a lui il soggiorno dei morti è nudo, l’abisso è senza velo.

7 Egli distende il settentrione sul vuoto, sospende la terra sul nulla.

8 Rinchiude le acque nelle sue nubi, e le nubi non scoppiano per il peso.

9 Nasconde l’aspetto del suo trono, vi distende sopra le sue nuvole.

10 Ha tracciato un cerchio sulla faccia dell’acque, là dove la luce confina colle tenebre.

11 Le colonne del cielo sono scosse, e tremano alla sua minaccia.

12 Con la sua forza egli solleva il mare, con la sua intelligenza ne abbatte l’orgoglio.

13 Al suo soffio il cielo torna sereno, la sua mano trafigge il drago fuggente.

14 Ecco, questi non son che gli estremi lembi dell’azione sua. Non ce ne giunge all’orecchio che un breve sussurro; Ma il tuono delle sue potenti opere chi lo può intendere?"

Giobbe 26:6-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 26

In this chapter Job, in a very sarcastic manner, rallies Bildad on the weakness and impertinence of his reply, and sets it in a very ridiculous light; showing it to be quite foolish and stupid, and not at all to the purpose, and besides was none of his own, but what he had borrowed from another, Job 26:1-4; and if it was of any avail in the controversy to speak of the greatness and majesty of God, of his perfections and attributes, of his ways and works, he could say greater and more glorious things of God than he had done, and as he does, Job 26:5-13; beginning at the lower parts of the creation, and gradually ascending to the superior and celestial ones; and concludes with observing, that, after all, it was but little that was known of God and his ways, by himself, by Bildad, or by any mortal creature, Job 26:14.