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Job 9:13

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9:13God does not restrain his anger;34

under him the helpers of Rahab35 lie crushed.36

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Footnotes

  1. 34 The meaning of the line is that God’s anger will continue until it has accomplished its purpose (23:13–14).
  2. 35 “Rahab” is not to be confused with the harlot of the same name from Jericho. “Rahab” is identified with Tiamat of the Babylonian creation epic, or Leviathan of the Canaanite myths. It is also used in parallelism to the sea (26:12), or the Red Sea (Ps 74:13), and so comes to symbolize Egypt (Isa 30:7). In the Babylonian Creation Epic there is reference to the helpers of Tiamat. In the Bible the reference is only to the raging sea, which the Lord controlled at creation.
  3. 36 The verb שָׁחַח (shakhakh) means “to be prostrate” or “to crouch.” Here the enemies are prostrate under the feet of God—they are crushed.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“God will not turn back his anger;

beneath him bowed the helpers of Rahab.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

God does not restrain his anger;

even the cohorts of Rahab cowered at his feet.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

God does not hold back his anger;

Rahab’s assistants cringe in fear beneath him!

NLTNew Living Translation

And God does not restrain his anger.

Even the monsters of the sea are crushed beneath his feet.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

God will not turn back his anger;

beneath him the helpers of Rahab bow.

KJV 1900King James Version

If God will not withdraw his anger,

The proud helpers do stoop under him.