Job 26:5

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

¶ Dead [things] are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.

Complete Jewish Bible:

"The ghosts of the dead tremble beneath the water, with its creatures.

Berean Standard Bible:

The dead tremble— those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.

American Standard Version:

They that are deceased tremble Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Dead{H7496} things are formed{H2342} from under the waters{H4325}, and the inhabitants{H7931} thereof.

Cross-References (KJV):

Genesis 6:4

  • ¶ There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare [children] to them, the same [became] mighty men which [were] of old, men of renown.

Psalms 88:10

  • ¶ Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise [and] praise thee? Selah.

Job 41:1

  • ¶ Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord [which] thou lettest down?

Job 41:34

  • He beholdeth all high [things]: he [is] a king over all the children of pride.

Ezekiel 29:3

  • Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river [is] mine own, and I have made [it] for myself.

Ezekiel 29:5

  • And I will leave thee [thrown] into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.

Psalms 104:25

  • [So is] this great and wide sea, wherein [are] things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

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Commentary for Job 26:5

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7496
    There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָפָא
    Transliteration: râphâʼ
    Pronunciation: raw-faw'
    Description: from רָפָא in the sense of רָפָה; properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only); dead, deceased.
  2. Strong's Number: H2342
    There are 58 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חוּל
    Transliteration: chûwl
    Pronunciation: khool
    Description: or חִיל; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert; bear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarry, travail (with pain), tremble, trust, wait carefully (patiently), be wounded.
  3. Strong's Number: H4325
    There are 525 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מַיִם
    Transliteration: mayim
    Pronunciation: mah'-yim
    Description: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
  4. Strong's Number: H7931
    There are 123 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁכַן
    Transliteration: shâkan
    Pronunciation: shaw-kan'
    Description: a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to שָׁכַב through the idea of lodging; compare סִכְלוּת, שָׁכַם); to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively); abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).