Job 9:7
What does Job 9:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 9:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars;
KJV
King James Version · 1611Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Who gives orders to the sun, and it does not give its light; and who keeps the stars from shining.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not: and shutteth up the stars, as it were, under a seal:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, and he sealeth up the stars;
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 38:12
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, And caused the dayspring to know its place;
- Job 37:7
He sealeth up the hand of every man, That all men whom he hath made may know it.
- Amos 8:9
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.
- Joshua 10:12
Then spake Joshua to Jehovah in the day when Jehovah delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; And thou, Moon, in the valley of Aijalon.
- Amos 4:13
For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought; that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth—Jehovah, the God of hosts, is his name.
- Daniel 4:35
and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
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