Job

Job 26:11–12

¹¹The foundations of heaven quake,

astounded at His rebuke.

¹²By His power He stirred^c the sea;

by His understanding He shattered Rahab.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The foundations	עַמּוּדֵ֣י	‘am·mū·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5982 pillar, column
of heaven	שָׁמַ֣יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
quake	יְרוֹפָ֑פוּ	yə·rō·w·p̄ā·p̄ū	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7322 triturate, agitate
astounded	וְ֝יִתְמְה֗וּ	wə·yiṯ·mə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8539 be astounded, dumbfounded
at His rebuke	מִגַּעֲרָתֽוֹ׃	mig·ga·‘ă·rā·ṯōw	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1606 rebuke

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By His power	בְּ֭כֹחוֹ	bə·ḵō·ḥōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
He stirred	רָגַ֣ע	rā·ḡa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7280 disturb
the sea	הַיָּ֑ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
by His understanding	וּבִתוּבְנָתוֹ	ū·ḇi·ṯū·ḇə·nå̄·ṯō	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice
He shattered	מָ֣חַץ	mā·ḥaṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4272 smite through, wound severely, shatter
Rahab	רָֽהַב׃	rā·haḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7294 storm, arrogance

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 26:11 1 Samuel 2:8 · Haggai 2:21 · Psalm 18:7 · Job 15:15

Job 26:12 Isaiah 51:15 · Jeremiah 31:35 · Isaiah 51:9 · Job 12:13 · Job 9:13 · Psalm 89:9–10 · Psalm 93:3–4 · Psalm 74:13 · Exodus 14:21–31 · Job 40:11–12 · James 4:6 · Daniel 4:37

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.