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Job chapter 26 in Hebrew and English

14 verses, about 1 minute to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The whole chapter is here, a verse to a line.

וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Then Job answered and said:

מֶה־עָזַרְתָּ לְלֹא־כֹחַ הוֹשַׁעְתָּ זְרוֹעַ לֹא־עֹֽז׃

How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!

מַה־יָּעַצְתָּ לְלֹא חָכְמָה וְתוּשִׁיָּה לָרֹב הוֹדָֽעְתָּ׃

How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, And plentifully declared sound knowledge!

אֶת־מִי הִגַּדְתָּ מִלִּין וְנִשְׁמַת־מִי יָצְאָה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

With whose help hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?

הָרְפָאִים יְחוֹלָלוּ מִתַּחַת מַיִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃

The shades tremble Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.

עָרוֹם שְׁאוֹל נֶגְדּוֹ וְאֵין כְּסוּת לָֽאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃

The nether-world is naked before Him, And Destruction hath no covering.

נֹטֶה צָפוֹן עַל־תֹּהוּ תֹּלֶה אֶרֶץ עַל־בְּלִי־מָֽה׃

He stretcheth out the north over the empty space, And hangeth the earth over nothing.

צֹרֵר־מַיִם בְּעָבָיו וְלֹא־נִבְקַע עָנָן תַּחְתָּֽם׃

He bindeth up the waters in His thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent under them.

מְאַחֵז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּה פַּרְשֵׁז עָלָיו עֲנָנֽוֹ׃

He closeth in the face of His throne, And spreadeth His cloud upon it.

חֹק־חָג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָיִם עַד־תַּכְלִית אוֹר עִם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.

עַמּוּדֵי שָׁמַיִם יְרוֹפָפוּ וְיִתְמְהוּ מִגַּעֲרָתֽוֹ׃

The pillars of heaven tremble And are astonished at His rebuke.

בְּכֹחוֹ רָגַע הַיָּם וּבִתְבוּנָתוֹ מָחַץ רָֽהַב׃

He stirreth up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He smiteth through Rahab.

בְּרוּחוֹ שָׁמַיִם שִׁפְרָה חֹלֲלָה יָדוֹ נָחָשׁ בָּרִֽיחַ׃

By His breath the heavens are serene; His hand hath pierced the slant serpent.

הֶן־אֵלֶּה קְצוֹת דְּרָכָיו וּמַה־שֵּׁמֶץ דָּבָר נִשְׁמַע־בּוֹ וְרַעַם גְּבוּרוֹתָיו מִי יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃

Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; And how small a whisper is heard of Him! But the thunder of His mighty deeds who can understand?

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, free to view and copy, compared letter by letter with a second edition, Miqra according to the Masorah, under the CC BY-SA licence. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this chapter stands in the Tanakh.

  • Chapter 26 of the 42 chapters of Job
  • Job is one of the Writings
  • 14 verses, 100 words, about 1 minute to read

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Questions about this chapter

How many verses does Job chapter 26 have?

Job chapter 26 has 14 verses and 100 words.

How does Job chapter 26 begin?

The first verse begins in Hebrew with the words ויען איוב ויאמר.

Where does Job chapter 26 stand in the Tanakh?

It is chapter 26 of the 42 chapters of Job, which is one of the Writings.

How long does it take to read Job chapter 26?

About 1 minute, at a steady pace.