Job 26:12
By His power He stirred the sea;
What it says
By his power he stilled the sea, and by his understanding he shattered Rahab.
What it is doing
This verse joins divine might to divine wisdom in conquering chaos.
In context
1Then Job answered: 2“How you have helped the powerless 3How you have counseled the unwise 4To whom have you uttered these words? 5The dead tremble — 6Sheol is naked before God, 7He stretches out the north over empty space; 8He wraps up the waters in His clouds, 9He covers the face of the full moon, 10He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters 11The foundations of heaven quake, 12By His power He stirred the sea; 13By His breath the skies were cleared; 14Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways;