Job 9:13

If. There is no “if” in the Hebrew. The sentence should be rendered as a statement of fact rather than condition “God will not withdraw his anger.” The proud helpers. Heb. ‘ozre rahab, literally, “the helpers of Rahab.” Rahab occurs in Job 26:12, where it is translated “proud,” and in Isa. 51:9, where it appears as a proper name. Some believe that Rahab was an ancient designation of a great power of evil. If so, Job here seems to say that God holds in subjection not only men but also beings much more powerful than man, as Rahab and his helpers. Since Rahab means pride, it would be a suitable designation of Lucifer, and “the helpers,” a designation of the beings who followed Lucifer (see Isa. 14:12-14; Rev. 12:7-9). Job, by his speeches, however, indicates that he had but a limited knowledge of the great controversy between God and Satan.