New American Standard Bible 1995
Job 9:6
Job 9:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
- New International Version (NIV)He shakes the earth from its place and makes its pillars tremble.
- English Standard Version (ESV)who shakes the earth out of its place, and its pillars tremble;
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble;
Context of Job 9:6
4Wise in heart and mighty in strength, Who has defied Him without harm? 5It is God who removes the mountains, they know not how, When He overturns them in His anger; Who shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble; 7Who commands the sun not to shine, And sets a seal upon the stars; 8Who alone stretches out the heavens And tramples down the waves of the sea;
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הַמַּרְגִּ֣יז אֶ֭רֶץ מִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּ וְ֝עַמּוּדֶ֗יהָ יִתְפַלָּצֽוּן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 9:6
- Isaiah 2:19Men will go into caves of the rocks And into holes of the ground Before the terror of the Lord And the splendor of His majesty, When He arises to make the earth tremble.
- Isaiah 13:13Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, And the earth will be shaken from its place At the fury of the Lord of hosts In the day of His burning anger.
- Isaiah 24:1Behold, the Lord lays the earth waste, devastates it, distorts its surface and scatters its inhabitants.
- Haggai 2:6For thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘Once more in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea also and the dry land.
- Hebrews 12:26And His voice shook the earth then, but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.”
- Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
- Job 26:11The pillars of heaven tremble And are amazed at His rebuke.
- Job 38:4Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding,
- 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the ash heap To make them sit with nobles, And inherit a seat of honor; For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He set the world on them.
- Psalms 75:3The earth and all who dwell in it melt; It is I who have firmly set its pillars. Selah.
- Psalms 114:7Tremble, O earth, before the Lord, Before the God of Jacob,
- Jeremiah 4:24I looked on the mountains, and behold, they were quaking, And all the hills moved to and fro.
- Joel 2:10Before them the earth quakes, The heavens tremble, The sun and the moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.
Commentaries on Job 9:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The pillars thereof tremble - This also refers to an earthquake, and to that tremulous motion which sometimes gives warning of the approaching catastrophe, and from which this violent convulsion of nature has received its name. Earthquakes, in Scripture language, signify also violent commotions and disturbances in states; mountains often signify rulers; sun, empires; stars, petty states. But it is most likely that the expressions here are to be understood…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Which shaketh the earth out of her place - This evidently refers to violent convulsions of nature, as if the earth were to be taken away. Objects on the earth‘s surface become displaced, and convulsion seems to seize the world. The Septuagint renders this, “who shaketh that which is under the heavens from its foundations” - ̓ ́ ek themeliōn The change in the Hebrew would be very slight to authorize this rendering. And the pillars thereof tremble - In…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6When God moves mountains or shakes the earth, it shows his presence as: One who gives laws (Exodus 19:18). One who judges (Jeremiah 4:24). One who rescues (Psalm 18:7; Isaiah 13:13; 29:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. The earth is regarded, poetically, as resting on pillars, which tremble in an earthquake (Psa 75:3; Is 24:20). The literal truth as to the earth is given (Job 26:7).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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