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Job 26:13

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26:13By his breath25 the skies became fair;

his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.26

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Footnotes

  1. 25 Or “wind”; or perhaps “Spirit.” The same Hebrew word, רוּחַ (ruakh), may be translated as “wind,” “breath,” or “spirit/Spirit” depending on the context.
  2. 26 Here too is a reference to pagan views indirectly. The fleeing serpent was a designation for Leviathan, whom the book will simply describe as an animal, but the pagans thought to be a monster of the deep. God’s power over nature is associated with defeat of pagan gods (see further W. F. Albright, Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan; idem, 53 [1941]: 39).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

By his wind the heavens were made fair;

his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

By his breath the skies became fair;

his hand pierced the gliding serpent.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

By his breath the heavens gained their beauty;

his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

NLTNew Living Translation

His Spirit made the heavens beautiful,

and his power pierced the gliding serpent.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

By his breath the heavens were made clear;

his hand pierced the fleeing snake.

KJV 1900King James Version

By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens;

His hand hath formed the crooked serpent.