Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!
New American Standard Bible
How you have saved the arm
King James Version
How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
Holman Bible
and delivered the arm that is weak!
International Standard Version
"What a help you are to the weak! How powerfully you deliver those without strength!
A Conservative Version
How thou have helped him who is without power! How thou have saved the arm that has no strength!
Amplified
“What a help you are to the weak (powerless)!
How you have saved the arm that is without strength!
Bible in Basic English
How have you given help to him who has no power! how have you been the salvation of the arm which has no strength!
Darby Translation
How hast thou helped the powerless; how saved the arm that is without strength!
Julia Smith Translation
How didst thou help to him of no strength? didst thou save the arm of no strength?
King James 2000
How have you helped him that is without power? how save you the arm that has no strength?
Lexham Expanded Bible
"How you have helped {one who has no power}! [How] you have assisted [the] arm {that has no strength}!
Modern King James verseion
How have you helped the powerless, or saved the arm that has no strength?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"O how helpest thou the weak? What comfort givest thou unto him that hath no strength?
NET Bible
"How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved the person who has no strength!
New Heart English Bible
"How have you helped him who is without power. How have you saved the arm that has no strength.
The Emphasized Bible
How hast thou given help to one of no-strength? given victory to an arm of no-power?
Webster
How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
World English Bible
"How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength!
Youngs Literal Translation
What -- thou hast helped the powerless, Saved an arm not strong!
Interlinear
Koach
Yasha`
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 26:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Ninth Speech: A Response To Bildad
1 Then Job answered and said, 2 How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength! 3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, And plentifully declared sound knowledge!
Cross References
1 Kings 18:27
And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god: either he is musing, or he is gone aside, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked.
Job 4:3-4
Behold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
Job 6:12
Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass?
Job 6:25
How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what doth it reprove?
Job 12:2
No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you.
Job 16:4-5
I also could speak as ye do; If your soul were in my soul's stead, I could join words together against you, And shake my head at you.
Psalm 71:9
Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth.
Isaiah 35:3-4
Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
Isaiah 40:14
With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of understanding?
Isaiah 41:5-7
The isles have seen, and fear; the ends of the earth tremble; they draw near, and come.