Job 26:12

Modern

By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.

Traditional

He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

Literal

By His strength He stirred the Sea, and by His understanding He shattered Rahab.

Latin

In fortitudine illius repente maria congregata sunt, et prudentia ejus percussit superbum.

Hebrew

English

By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.

He stirred the sea (compare Exodus 14:21; Mark 4:39; compare Isaiah 51:15; Jeremiah 31:35). God performed a miracle for his people.
He shattered Rahab: God showed control over the sea symbolized as a monster ("Rahab"), challenging myths about the sea being divine. See also Psalms 74:13–14; 89:9–10; Isaiah 27:1; 51:9–10.

Isaiah 51:15
For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
Jeremiah 31:35
Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:
Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
Job 9:13
God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.
Psalm 89:9–10
You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.
Job 12:13
Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
Psalm 93:3–4
The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.
Psalm 74:13
You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;
Exodus 14:21–31
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,
James 4:6
But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Job 40:11–12
Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
Psalm 114:2–7
Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel His dominion.

Rahab: A poetic name for Egypt, representing a mythical sea monster