Parallel Verses
Amplified
“The spirits of the dead tremble
Underneath the waters and their inhabitants.
New American Standard Bible
Under the waters and their inhabitants.
King James Version
Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
Holman Bible
beneath the waters and all that inhabit them.
International Standard Version
"The ghosts of the dead writhe under the waters along with those who live there with them.
A Conservative Version
Those who are deceased tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants of it.
American Standard Version
They that are deceased tremble Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.
Bible in Basic English
The shades in the underworld are shaking; the waters and those living in them.
Darby Translation
The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof;
Julia Smith Translation
The shades shall tremble from under the waters, and their inhabitants.
King James 2000
Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"The spirits of the dead tremble below [the] waters and their inhabitants.
Modern King James verseion
The departed spirits tremble under the waters, and those who dwell in them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"The giants and worthies that are slain, and lie under the world with their companions;
NET Bible
"The dead tremble -- those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
New Heart English Bible
"Those who are deceased tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
The Emphasized Bible
The shades, tremble, beneath the waters and their inhabitants;
Webster
Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
World English Bible
"Those who are deceased tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
Youngs Literal Translation
The Rephaim are formed, Beneath the waters, also their inhabitants.
Interlinear
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Mayim
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 26:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Power Over Creation
4
“To whom have you uttered [these] words?
And whose spirit [inspired what] came forth from you?
“The spirits of the dead tremble
Underneath the waters and their inhabitants.
“Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) is naked before God,
And Abaddon (the place of destruction) has no covering [from His eyes].
Names
Cross References
Genesis 6:4
There were Nephilim (men of stature, notorious men) on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, and they gave birth to their children. These were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown (great reputation, fame).
Psalm 88:10
Will You perform wonders for the dead?
Shall the departed spirits arise and praise You? Selah.
Job 41:1-34
Or press down his tongue with a cord?
Psalm 104:25-26
There is the sea, great and broad,
In which are swarms without number,
Creatures both small and great.
Ezekiel 29:3-5
Speak and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
The great monster that lies in the midst of his rivers,
[Boastfully] declaring, ‘My Nile is my own, and I have made it for myself.’