Job 26:8
He bindeth up the waters in His thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 stretcheth out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth over nothing.
9He closeth in the face of His throne, and spreadeth His cloud upon it.
Cross References
Genesis 1:7And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
Job 37:11Yea, He ladeth the thick cloud with moister, He spreadeth abroad the cloud of His lightning;
Job 38:37Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
Psalms 135:7Who causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; He maketh lightnings for the rain; He bringeth forth the wind out of His treasuries.
Proverbs 30:4Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
Jeremiah 10:13At the sound of His giving a multitude of waters in the heavens, when He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; when He maketh lightnings with the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of His treasuries;
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 →