Job 26:5 | NET2full | STEP | “The dead tremble — those beneath the waters and all that live in them.

‏ Job 26:5

5 “The dead ^{▼▼tn The text has הָרְפָאִים (harefaʾim, “the shades”), referring to the “dead,” or the elite among the dead (see Isa 14:9; 26:14; Ps 88:10 [11]). For further discussion, start with A. R. Johnson, The Vitality of the Individual, 88ff.} tremble ^{▼▼tn The verb is a Polal from חִיל (khil) which means “to tremble.” It shows that even these spirits cannot escape the terror.} —
those beneath the waters
and all that live in them. ^{▼▼tc Most commentators wish to lengthen the verse and make it more parallel, but nothing is gained by doing this.}