Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
How didst thou help to him of no strength? didst thou save the arm of 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!
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!
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 And Job will answer and say, 2 How didst thou help to him of no strength? didst thou save the arm of no strength? 3 How didst thou counsel to him of no wisdom? and didst thou make known help for abundance?
Cross References
1 Kings 18:27
And it will be at noon, and Elijah will deride upon them, and he will say, Call with a great voice, for he a god: for he is talking, and because a withdrawing to him, and because a way to him, perhaps he is sleeping, and he will awake.
Job 4:3-4
Behold, thou didst instruct many, and thou wilt strengthen the weak hands.
Job 6:12
If my strength the strength of stones? if my flesh of brass?
Job 6:25
How forcible were words of uprightness! and what will reproving from you prove?
Job 12:2
Verily that ye are the people, and shall wisdom die with you?
Job 16:4-5
Also I will speak as you: if it is your soul instead of my soul, I will join together with words against you, and shake my head against you upon it
Psalm 71:9
Thou wilt not cast me off to the time of old age; as my strength fails thou wilt not forsake me.
Isaiah 35:3-4
Strengthen the relaxed hands and make firm the feeble knees.
Isaiah 40:14
With whom did he consult, and will he cause him to understand and teach him in the path of judgment, and teach him knowledge, and cause him to know the way of understanding?
Isaiah 41:5-7
The isles saw, and they will be afraid; the extremities of the earth will tremble; they drew near and they will come.