Job 9:7
He commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And he sealeth up the stars.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
In Context
6He shaketh the earth out of her place, And the pillars thereof tremble.
8He alone spreadeth out the heavens, And walketh upon the high waves of the sea.
Cross References
Job 37:7He sealeth up the hand of every man, That all men whom he hath made may acknowledge him.
Job 38:19Where is the way to the abode of light? And darkness—where is its dwelling-place?
Ezekiel 32:7And I will cover the heavens, when I quench thee, And make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, And the moon shall not give her light.
Amos 4:13For behold, he formed the mountains, and created the wind; He declareth to man what is his thought; He maketh the morning darkness, And walketh upon the high places of the earth; Jehovah, God of hosts, is his name.
Matthew 24:29And immediately after the distress of those days will the sun be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Matthew Henry on Job 9:2-14
Job's Reply to Bildad. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then Job answered and said, 2 I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? 3 If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand. 4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? 5 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger. 6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble. 7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth… Read the whole commentary →