New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 9:8
Job 9:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
- New International Version (NIV)He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
- English Standard Version (ESV)who alone stretched out the heavens and trampled the waves of the sea;
- New King James Version (NKJV)He alone spreads out the heavens, And treads on the waves of the sea;
Context of Job 9:8
6It is He who shakes the earth from its place, And its pillars tremble; 7Who commands the sun not to shine, And puts a seal on the stars; Who alone stretches out the heavens, And tramples down the waves of the sea; 9Who makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the constellations of the south. 10It is He who does great things, the unfathomable, And wondrous works without number.
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נֹטֶ֣ה שָׁמַ֣יִם לְבַדּ֑וֹ וְ֝דוֹרֵ֗ךְ עַל־בָּ֥מֳתֵי יָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 9:8
- Job 37:18Can you, with Him, spread out the skies, Strong as a cast metal mirror?
- Genesis 1:6Then God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”
- Psalms 33:6By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their lights.
- Psalms 104:2Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.
- Isaiah 40:22It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain And spreads them out like a tent to live in.
- Isaiah 42:5This is what God the Lord says, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread out the earth and its offspring, Who gives breath to the people on it And spirit to those who walk in it:
- Isaiah 44:24This is what the Lord says, He who is your Redeemer, and the One who formed you from the womb: “I, the Lord, am the Maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself And spreading out the earth alone,
- Jeremiah 10:11This is what you shall say to them: “The gods that did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under these heavens.”
- Zechariah 12:1The pronouncement of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: The Lord who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of a person within him, declares:
- Job 38:11And I said, ‘As far as this point you shall come, but no farther; And here your proud waves shall stop’?
- Psalms 93:3The floods have lifted up, Lord, The floods have lifted up their voice, The floods lift up their pounding waves.
- Matthew 14:25And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea.
- John 6:19Then, when they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat; and they were frightened.
Commentaries on Job 9:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8And treadeth upon the waves - This is a very majestic image. God not only walks upon the waters, but when the sea runs mountains high, he steps from billow to billow in his almighty and essential majesty. There is a similar sentiment in David, Psalm 29:10; : "The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever." But both are far outdone by the Psalmist, Psalm 18:9-15, and especially in these words, Psalm 18:10, He did fly on the wings of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Which alone spreadeth out the heavens - As an expanse, or a curtain; see the notes at Isaiah 40:22. And treadeth upon the waves of the sea - Margin, “Heights.” So it is in the Hebrew. It means the “high waves;” that is, he walks upon the waves of the ocean when lifted up by a storm. This is spoken of here as a proof of the greatness of God; and the meaning of all is, that he is seen in the storm, in the heaving ocean, when the heavens are black with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-35Job answered Bildad by describing God's universal and legal power. His speech resembles a complex legal case. It includes: A summons and response (9:3, 14–16, 19b, 32). The risk of proving himself guilty (9:20). A "mediator" (9:33–34). A question of accusation (9:12). A legal sentence (9:22). A declaration of guilt (9:28–30).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. spreadeth out--(Is 40:22; Psa 104:2). But throughout it is not so much God's creating, as His governing, power over nature that is set forth. A storm seems a struggle between Nature and her Lord! Better, therefore, "Who boweth the heavens alone," without help of any other. God descends from the bowed-down heaven to the earth (Psa 18:9). The storm, wherein the clouds descend, suggests this image. In the descent of the vault of heaven, God has come down…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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