Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"O how helpest thou the weak? What comfort givest thou unto him 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!
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?
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 Job answered, and said, 2 "O how helpest thou the weak? What comfort givest thou unto him that hath no strength? 3 Where is the counsel that thou shouldest give him, which hath no wisdom? Wilt thou so show thine excellent righteousness?
Cross References
1 Kings 18:27
And at noon Elijah mocked them, and said, "Call loud, for he is a god: but he is talking, or occupied, or in the way, or haply he sleepeth, that he may awake!"
Job 4:3-4
Behold, thou hast been a teacher of many, and hast comforted the weary hands.
Job 6:12
Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh made of brass?
Job 6:25
How steadfast are the words of truth! And which of you can rebuke or reprove them?
Job 12:2
"Then, no doubt, ye are the men alone; and wisdom shall perish with you.
Job 16:4-5
I could speak as ye do also. But would God, that your soul were in my soul's stead: then should I heap up words against you, and shake my head at you.
Psalm 71:9
Cast me not away in mine old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth me.
Isaiah 35:3-4
And therefore strengthen the weak hands, and comfort the feeble knees.
Isaiah 40:14
At whom hath he asked counsel, to make him understand, and to learn him the way of judgment: to teach him science: and to instruct him in the way of understanding?
Isaiah 41:5-7
The Isles saw and did fear, and ye ends of the earth were abashed, drew nigh, and came hither.