Job 26:9

Job 26:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
• New International Version (NIV)He covers the face of the full moon, spreading his clouds over it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He covers the face of the full moon and spreads over it his cloud.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He covers the face of His throne, And spreads His cloud over it.

Context of Job 26:9

7He stretcheth out the north over empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. 8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. He closeth in the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. 10He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness. 11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.

Job 26:9 word by word

מְאַחֵ֥ז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּ֑ה פַּרְשֵׁ֖ז עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• cloudעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
• uponעַל‛al · uponH5921

Cross-references for Job 26:9

• Exodus 20:21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
• Exodus 33:20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for man shall not see me and live.
• Exodus 34:3And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.
• 1 Kings 8:12Then spake Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
• Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne.
• Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
• 1 Timothy 6:16who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power eternal. Amen.

Commentaries on Job 26:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9He holdeth back the face of his throne - Though all these are most elegant effects of an omniscient and almighty power, yet the great Agent is not personally discoverable; he dwelleth in light unapproachable, and in mercy hides himself from the view of his creatures. The words, however may refer to those obscurations of the face of heaven, and the hiding of the body of the sun, when the atmosphere is laden with dense vapours, and the rain begins to be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9He holdeth back the face of his throne - That is, he does not exhibit it - he covers it with clouds. The idea seems to be, that God sometimes comes forth and manifests himself to mankind, but that he comes encompassed with clouds, so that his throne cannot be seen. So in Psalm 18:11, “He made darkness his secret place, his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.” God is often represented as encompassed with clouds, or as…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 Many striking instances are here given of the wisdom and power of God, in the creation and preservation of the world. If we look about us, to the earth and waters here below, we see his almighty power. If we consider hell beneath, though out of our sight, yet we may conceive the discoveries of God's power there. If we look up to heaven above, we see displays of God's almighty power. By his Spirit, the eternal Spirit that moved upon the face of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-145-14. As before in the ninth and twelfth chapters, Job had shown himself not inferior to the friends' inability to describe God's greatness, so now he describes it as manifested in hell (the world of the dead), Job 26:5, 6; on earth, Job 26:7; in the sky, Job 26:8-11; the sea, Job 26:12; the heavens, Job 26:13. Dead things are formed--Rather, "The souls of the dead (Rephaim) tremble." Not only does God's power exist, as Bildad says (Job 25:2), "in high…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 26:9

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In the dictionaries

• Covering
• Portion
• Proud
• Job, Book of
• Throne

Commentaries on Job 26

• 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