Job 26:9
He closeth in the face of His throne, and spreadeth His cloud upon it.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
In Context
8He bindeth up the waters in His thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
10He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.
Cross References
Exodus 33:20And He said: 'Thou canst not see My face, for man shall not see Me and live.'
1 Kings 8:12Then spoke Solomon: The LORD hath said that He would dwell in the thick darkness.
Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness are round about Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
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 →