Job 26:12 | TNotes | STEP | 26:12 the sea grew calm (cp. Exod 14:21 ; Mark 4:39 ): Or the sea was stirred up (cp. Isa 51:15 ; Jer 31:35 ). In either interpretation, God performed a miracle on behalf of his people. • crushed the great sea monster: God’s dominance over the sea demythologized popular beliefs about the sea’s divinity. See also Pss 74:13-14 ; 89:9-10 ; Isa 27:1 ; 51:9-10 .

a26:12►

bExod 14:21►

cMark 4:39►

dIsa 51:15►

eJer 31:35►

fPss 74:13-14►

g89:9-10►

hIsa 27:1►

i51:9-10►

‏ Job 26:12

26:12 ^a the sea grew calm (cp. Exod 14:21 ^b; Mark 4:39 ^c): Or the sea was stirred up (cp. Isa 51:15 ^d; Jer 31:35 ^e). In either interpretation, God performed a miracle on behalf of his people.

• crushed the great sea monster: God’s dominance over the sea demythologized popular beliefs about the sea’s divinity. See also Pss 74:13-14 ^f; 89:9-10 ^g; Isa 27:1 ^h; 51:9-10 ⁱ.