Job 26:2
How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
Howe hast thou helped him that is without power? how sauest thou the arme that hath no strength?
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- Isaiah 35:3–4Rank 1 from verse 2
3¶ Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
4Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
3¶ *Strengthen yee the weake hands, and confirme the feeble knees.
4†Say to them that are of a fearefull heart; Be strong, feare not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, euen God with a recompence, he will come and saue you.
3Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
3Beholde, Thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weake hands.
4Thy words haue vpholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened †the feeble knees.
- 1 Kings 18:27Rank 3 from verse 2
27And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
27And it came to passe at noone, that Eliiah mocked them, and saide, Crie †aloud: for he is a god, either ‖he is talking, or he †is pursuing, or hee is in a iourney, or peraduenture he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
- Isaiah 41:5–7Rank 4 from verse 2
5The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
6They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.
7So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
5The yles saw it and feared, the ends of the earth were afraid, drew neere, and came.
6†They helped euery one his neighbour, and euery one sayd to his brother, Be of good courage.
7‖‖‖So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anuill, saying; It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nayles that it should not be moued.
- Job 16:4–5Rank 6 from verse 2
4I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
5But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.
4I also could speake as yee doe: if your soule were in my soules stead, I could heape vp words against you, and shake mine head at you.
5 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the mouing of my lips should asswage your griefe.
- Psalms 71:9Rank 9 from verse 2
- Isaiah 40:14Rank 10 from verse 2
14With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
14††With whom tooke he counsell, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of iudgement? and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of vnderstanding?
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Job 26:2
Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of help, meaning to aid, assist, or support.
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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.
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Sense 1: Ability, strength, force, or effective capacity to act, prevail, or produce an effect. Sense 2: Authority, right, permission, rule, dominion, or control. Sense 3: A person, authority, host, spiritual being, or other agent possessing or manifesting power.
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Second-person singular present form of save, meaning to rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through.
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Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.
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26:1BUT Job answered and said,
26:1¶ But Iob answered and sayd,
26:2How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
26:2Howe hast thou helped him that is without power? how sauest thou the arme that hath no strength?
Selected passage26:3How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
26:3How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisedome? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing, as it is?
26:4To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
26:4To whom hast thou vttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
26:5Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
26:5Dead things are formed from vnder the waters, ‖and the inhabitants thereof.
26:6Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
26:6*Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no couering.
26:7He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
26:7He stretcheth out the North ouer the emptie place, and hangeth the earth vpon nothing.
26:8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
26:8Hee bindeth vp the waters in his thicke clouds, and the cloud is not rent vnder them.
26:9He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
26:9Hee holdeth backe the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud vpon it.
26:10He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
26:10Hee hath compassed the waters with bounds, †vntill the day and night come to an end.
26:11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
26:11The pillars of heauen tremble, and are astonished at his reproofe.
26:12He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
26:12Hee diuideth the sea with his power, and by his vnderstanding he smiteth through †the proud.
26:13By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
26:13By his spirit he hath garnished the heauens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
26:14Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
26:14Loe, these are parts of his waies, but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can vnderstand?