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The pillarsעַמּוּדֵיof the heavensשָׁמַיִםtremble,יְרוֹפָפוּand are astonishedוְיִתְמְהוּat his rebuke.מִגַּעֲרָתוֹ
Job 26:11
Study it in the app“The pillars of the heavens tremble, and are astonished at his rebuke.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 26:11, word by word
- The pillarsעַמּוּדֵיamude
pillar, column
Pillar, column; also a pillar of cloud or of fire.
Where else “amude” appears- of the heavensשָׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- trembleיְרוֹפָפוּyerofafu
tremble, quake
To tremble, to shake. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 26:11).
Where else “yerofafu” appears- and are astonishedיִתְמְהוּyitmhu
be astonished
Be astonished, look at one another in amazement.
Where else “yitmhu” appears- at his rebukeגַּעֲרָתgaarat
rebuke
A rebuke: a strong word that scolds or stops someone. Of God, the command before which the sea or the enemies draw back.
Where else “gaarat” appears
The context
10A limit he has drawn in a circle on the face of the waters, to the limit of light with darkness.
11 · This verse (above)
12By his strength he stilled the sea, and by his insight he shattered Rahab.