Job 26:13–14
Job 26:13–14 — The New International Version (NIV)
13 By his breath the skies became fair;
his hand pierced the gliding serpent.
14 And these are but the outer fringe of his works;
how faint the whisper we hear of him!
Who then can understand the thunder of his power?”
Job 26:13–14 — English Standard Version (ESV)
13 By his wind the heavens were made fair;
his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
14 Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways,
and how small a whisper do we hear of him!
But the thunder of his power who can understand?”
Job 26:13–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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?
Job 26:13–14 — New Living Translation (NLT)
13 His Spirit made the heavens beautiful,
and his power pierced the gliding serpent.
14 These are just the beginning of all that he does,
merely a whisper of his power.
Who, then, can comprehend the thunder of his power?”
Job 26:13–14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
13 By His Spirit He adorned the heavens;
His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
14 Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways,
And how small a whisper we hear of Him!
But the thunder of His power who can understand?”
Job 26:13–14 — New Century Version (NCV)
13 He breathes, and the sky clears.
His hand stabs the fleeing snake.
14 And these are only a small part of God’s works.
We only hear a small whisper of him.
Who could understand God’s thundering power?”
Job 26:13–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)
13 By his Spirit the heavens are garnished;
His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.
14 Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways:
And how small a whisper do we hear of him!
But the thunder of his power who can understand?
Job 26:13–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
13 By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent. 14 Lo, these are the borders of his ways; but what a whisper of a word do we hear of him! And the thunder of his power, who can understand?
Job 26:13–14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
13 With his wind the sky was cleared.
With his hand he stabbed the fleeing snake.
14 “These are only glimpses of what he does.
We ⸤only⸥ hear a whisper of him!
Who can understand the thunder of his power?”
Job 26:13–14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
13 By His breath the heavens gained their beauty;
His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
14 These are but the fringes of His ways;
how faint is the word we hear of Him!
Who can understand His mighty thunder?
Job 26:13–14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
13 By his wind the heavens were made fair;
his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
14 These are indeed but the outskirts of his ways;
and how small a whisper do we hear of him!
But the thunder of his power who can understand?”
Job 26:13–14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
13 By his breath the heavens were made clear;
his hand pierced the fleeing snake.
14 Look, these are the outer fringes of his ways,
and how faint is the word that we hear of him!
But who can understand the thunder of his power?”
Job 26:13–14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
13 His breath made the skies bright and clear.
His hand wounded the serpent that glides through the sea.
14 Those are only on the edges of what he does.
They are only the soft whispers that we hear from him.
So who can understand how very powerful he is?”