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Job 26:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

Heb divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through τthe proudc.

Ex. 14:21• ²¹{i}And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and Jehovah made the sea go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.{/i} (Ex. 14:21)

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Isa. 51:15• ¹⁵And I [am] Jehovah thy God, which stirreth up the sea, that the waves thereof roar: Jehovah of hosts [is] his name. (Isa. 51:15)

pride.

Dan. 4:37• ³⁷{i}Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of the heavens, all whose works are truth, and his paths judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.{/i} (Dan. 4:37)

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divideth.

Ex. 14:21‑31• ²¹{i}And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and Jehovah made the sea go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.{/i}
²²{i}And the children of Israel went through the midst of the sea on the dry ground; and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.{/i}
²³{i}And the Egyptians pursued and came after them—all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots and his horsemen, into the midst of the sea.{/i}
²⁴{i}And it came to pass in the morning watch, that Jehovah looked upon the camp of the Egyptians, in the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and embarrassed the camp of the Egyptians.{/i}
²⁵{i}And he took off their chariot wheels, and caused them to drive with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, Let us flee before Israel, for Jehovah is fighting for them against the Egyptians!{/i}
²⁶{i}And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the sea, that the waters may return upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and upon their horsemen.{/i}
²⁷{i}And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength toward the morning; and the Egyptians fled against it; and Jehovah overturned the Egyptians into the midst of the sea.{/i}
²⁸{i}And the waters returned, and covered the chariots and the horsemen of all the host of Pharaoh that had come into the sea after them; there remained not even one of them.{/i}
²⁹{i}And the children of Israel walked on dry ground through the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.{/i}
³⁰{i}Thus Jehovah saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the sea-shore.{/i}
³¹{i}And Israel saw the great power with which Jehovah had wrought against the Egyptians; and the people feared Jehovah, and believed in Jehovah, and in Moses his bondman.{/i} (Ex. 14:21‑31)

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Psa. 29:10• ¹⁰Jehovah hath sat upon the flood,{HR}Yea, Jehovah sitteth king forever. (Psa. 29:10)

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Psa. 74:13• ¹³{i}Thou{/i} didst divide the sea by thy strength;{HR}Thou didst break the heads of dragons on the waters; (Psa. 74:13)

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Psa. 93:3‑4• ³The floods (rivers) lifted up,{HR}O Jehovah, the floods lifted up their voice;{HR}The floods lift up their roaring.
⁴Above the voices of many mighty waters,{HR}Breakers of the sea, mighty [is] Jehovah on high. (Psa. 93:3‑4)

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Psa. 114:2‑7• ²Judah was (for) his sanctuary,{HR}Israel his dominion.
³The sea saw and fled,{HR}The Jordan turned back,
⁴The mountains skipped like rams,{HR}The hills like lambs.
⁵What ailed ([was] to) thee, thou (the) sea, that thou didst flee?{HR}Thou Jordan, that thou turnedst back?
⁶Ye mountains, skipped ye like rams?{HR}Ye hills like lambs?
⁷At the presence of the Lord tremble, O earth,{HR}At the presence of the God of Jacob, (Psa. 114:2‑7)

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Isa. 51:15• ¹⁵And I [am] Jehovah thy God, which stirreth up the sea, that the waves thereof roar: Jehovah of hosts [is] his name. (Isa. 51:15)

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Jer. 31:35• ³⁵Thus saith Jehovah, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; Jehovah of hosts is his name: (Jer. 31:35)

he smiteth.

Job 40:11‑12• ¹¹Scatter abroad the outbursts of thine anger,{HR}See every proud one, and humble him;
¹²See every proud one — make him bow,{HR}And tread down the wicked in their place; (Job 40:11‑12)

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Isa. 2:12• ¹²For there shall be a day of Jehovah of hosts upon all that is proud and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up, and it shall be brought low; (Isa. 2:12)

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James 4:6• ⁶But he giveth more grace; wherefore he saith, God setteth himself against haughty [men], but giveth grace to lowly. (James 4:6)

the proud.

Heb. pride.

Psa. 89:9‑10• ⁹{i}Thou{/i} rulest in the pride of the sea,{HR}In the arising of its waves {i}thou{/i} stillest them.
¹⁰{i}Thou{/i} hast crushed Rahab as a slain [one];{HR}With the arm of thy strength thou hast scattered thine enemies. (Psa. 89:9‑10)

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Isa. 51:9• ⁹Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the ancient days, the generations of old. [Art] thou not he that cut Rahab in pieces, [and] wounded the monster? (Isa. 51:9)

• The sea is divided by His power, and by His understanding the proud (Rahab) is pierced. (“Job 3-31” by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

He stirreth upg the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through Rahabh.

JND Translation Notes

Some read "stilleth."

Egypt. see ch. 9.13; Isa. 30.7; 51.9.

W. Kelly Translation

By his power he stilleth the sea,{HR}And by his understanding smiteth Rahab.