Job 26:8
He gathers the rain in his storm clouds which do not break under the weight.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
In Context
7He stretches the northern sky over empty space; he hangs the world on nothing.
9He veils his throne; covering it with his clouds.
Cross References
Genesis 1:7So God made an expanse to divide the waters that were above from the waters that were below. And that's what happened.
Job 37:11He fills the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning from them.
Job 38:37Who is clever enough to count the clouds? Who can turn heaven's water jars on their sides
Psalms 135:7He causes the clouds to rise all over the earth, he makes lightning flash and give rain, he sends the winds from his storehouses.
Proverbs 30:4Who has gone up to heaven, and come down? Who holds the winds in the palm of his hands? Who has wrapped up the waters in his cloak? Who has set the earth's boundaries? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Are you sure you don't know?
Jeremiah 10:13The waters of the heavens rain down with a roar at his command. He makes the clouds to rise all over the earth. He makes lightning to accompany rain, and sends the wind from his storehouses.
Matthew Henry on Job 26:6-14
The Wisdom and Power of God. ( b. c. 1520.) 5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. 6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. 7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. 8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. 9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. 10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. 11… Read the whole commentary →