By his spirit he has adorned the heavens; his hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.
All Commentaries on Job 26:13 Go To Job 26
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Heavens, with stars, Psalm xxxii. 6., and Wisdom i. 7. God also sends winds to disperse the clouds, that the heavens may appear. (Calmet)
Artful, (obstetric ante) "being the midwife. "The least things are ruled by Providence. (Worthington)
Serpent; a constellation, lightning, the devil, or rather the leviathan, Isaias xxvii. 1. (Drusius) (Calmet)
Septuagint, "by his decree, he killed the apostate dragon. "(Haydock)
But there is no need of having recourse to allegory. (Calmet)