Job 38:9
when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket,
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
In Context
8Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
10when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,
Cross References
Genesis 1:2Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
Matthew Henry on Job 38:5-12
The Creation of the World. ( b. c. 1520.) 4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; 7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? 9 When I made the… Read the whole commentary →