Job 26:13

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.”

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BSBPD

“By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“By His Spirit the heavens He beautified, Formed hath His hand the fleeing serpent.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 26:13 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 1:2Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
  2. Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
  3. Psalms 74:13You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;
  4. Psalms 104:30When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
  5. Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
  6. Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

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