Job 26 in the early church
29 passages quote, allude to, or echo Job 26, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 2 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14
Job 26:2
“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 26:2 | Oration 10.3 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
Job 26:6
Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 26:6 | On the Complaints of Job and David 2.21 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Job 26:6–12 | Hexameron (Exameron) 1.22 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
Job 26:7
He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.
Job 26:8
He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 26:8 | Against the Heathen 36 · Athanasius of Alexandria | echo, low confidence | ca. 318–325 |
| Job 26:8 | Catechetical Lecture 9.7 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Job 26:8 | Oration 32.8 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Job 26:8 | Theological Oration 2 (Or. 28), On the Doctrine of God 28 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | 380 |
| Job 26:8 | On the Complaints of Job and David 2.21 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
Job 26:10
He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 26:10 | Theological Oration 2 (Or. 28), On the Doctrine of God 27 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | 380 |
Job 26:11
The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 26:11 | On the Complaints of Job and David 2.21 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
Job 26:12
By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 26:12 | On the Complaints of Job and David 2.21 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
Job 26:13
By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 26:13 | On Free Will 19 · Methodius of Olympus | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Job 26:13 | On the Complaints of Job and David 2.21 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
Job 26:14
Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 26:14 | On the Complaints of Job and David 2.21 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |