Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"What a help you are to the weak! How powerfully you deliver those without 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!
A Conservative Version
How thou have helped him who is without power! How thou have saved the arm that has no strength!
American Standard Version
How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath 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 In reply, Job responded: 2 "What a help you are to the weak! How powerfully you deliver those without strength! 3 What counsel you provide to the fool! What insight you provide so abundantly!
Cross References
1 Kings 18:27
Starting about noon, Elijah began to tease them: "Shout louder! "He's a god, so maybe he's busy. "Maybe he's relieving himself. "Maybe he's busy someplace. "Maybe he's taking a nap and somebody needs to wake him up."
Job 4:3-4
Look! You've admonished many people, and you've strengthened feeble hands.
Job 6:12
Am I as strong as a rock? Am I some kind of iron man?
Job 6:25
The truth can be painful, but what has your argument proven?
Job 12:2
"Truly, you are the people and wisdom will die with you!
Job 16:4-5
"I could also talk like you if only you were in my place! Then I would put together an argument against you. I would shake my head at you
Psalm 71:9
Don't throw me away when I am old; do not abandon me when my strength fails.
Isaiah 35:3-4
Strengthen the feeble hands, and support the stumbling knees.
Isaiah 40:14
With whom did he consult to enlighten and instruct him on the path of justice? Or who taught him knowledge and showed him the way of wisdom?
Isaiah 41:5-7
"The coastlands have looked and are afraid; the ends of the earth have drawn near together and come forward.