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12 By his power he churns up the sea,
    and by his skill he smites Rahab.[a]
13 By his breath the skies are cleared,
    and by his hand he has pierced the fleeing serpent.[b]
14 “These deeds are only a sample of what he has done,
    and how faint is the whisper that we hear of him,
    but who can possibly comprehend the thunder of his power?”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 26:12 See the note on Job 7:12.
  2. Job 26:13 Fleeing serpent: i.e., Leviathan; see notes on Job 3:8; 7:12.

12 By his power he churned up the sea;(A)
    by his wisdom(B) he cut Rahab(C) to pieces.
13 By his breath the skies(D) became fair;
    his hand pierced the gliding serpent.(E)
14 And these are but the outer fringe of his works;
    how faint the whisper(F) we hear of him!(G)
    Who then can understand the thunder of his power?”(H)

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