Theologa | Job 26:26:14

וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַר׃

Then Job answered and said:

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

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 הוֹדָעְתָּ׃

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

אֶת־מִי הִגַּדְתָּ מִלִּין וְנִשְׁמַת־מִי יָצְאָה מִמֶּךָּ׃

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

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הָרְפָאִים יְחוֹלָלוּ מִתַּחַת מַיִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶם׃

The shades tremble Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.

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עָרוֹם שְׁאוֹל נֶגְדּוֹ וְאֵין כְּסוּת לָאֲבַדּוֹן׃

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

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

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

צֹרֵר־מַיִם בְּעָבָיו וְלֹא־נִבְקַע עָנָן תַּחְתָּם׃

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

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מְאַחֵז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּה פַּרְשֵׁז עָלָיו עֲנָנוֹ׃

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

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

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

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עַמּוּדֵי שָׁמַיִם יְרוֹפָפוּ וְיִתְמְהוּ מִגַּעֲרָתוֹ׃

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

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בְּכֹחוֹ רָגַע הַיָּם ובתובנתו [וּבִתְבוּנָתוֹ] מָחַץ רָהַב׃

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

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בְּרוּחוֹ שָׁמַיִם שִׁפְרָה חֹלֲלָה יָדוֹ נָחָשׁ בָּרִיחַ׃

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

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הֶן־אֵלֶּה קְצוֹת דרכו [דְּרָכָיו] וּמַה־שֵּׁמֶץ דָּבָר נִשְׁמַע־בּוֹ וְרַעַם גבורתו [גְּבוּרוֹתָיו] מִי יִתְבּוֹנָן׃

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?

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@MarsHillel

Just the parts of his ways

Job responds to Bildad's short speech with an extended description of God's cosmic power, before noting that even this is just 'the parts of his ways.' The acknowledgment that even an impressive description barely scratches the surface is a notable m...

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@Rashi

Rashi on Job 26:14

<b>the outskirts of His ways</b> The easiest and the smallest in comparison to His other qualities.<br><br><b>and what implications of any matter can be understood</b> What hint of anything can a man understand from His deeds? Another explanation: שֶ...

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