Job 26:9
He keeps back the face of his throne, 1 Stretching out his cloud upon it. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
In Context
8Binding water in his clouds, 1 And the cloud is not rent under it. 1
Cross References
Exodus 33:20And God said, Thou shalt not be able to see my face; for no man shall see my face, and live.
Psalms 97:2The Lord has made known his salvation, 1 He has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations. 1
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 →