Job 9:7
Which commandeth the cheres (sun), and it riseth not; 1 and sealeth up the kokhavim; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
In Context
6Which shaketh eretz out of its place, 1 and the ammudim thereof tremble; 1
8Which spreadeth out Shomayim by Himself alone, 1 and treadeth upon the waves of the yam; 1
Cross References
Joshua 10:12Then spoke Yehoshua to Hashem in the day when Hashem delivered up HaEmori before the Bnei Yisroel, and he said in the sight of Yisroel, 1 Shemesh, stand thou still upon Giv'on; 1 and thou, Yarei'ach, in the Emek Ayalon. 1
Job 37:7He sealeth up kol adam; 1 that all men may know His work. 1
Job 38:19Where is the derech where ohr dwelleth? 1 And as for choshech, where is the place thereof, 1
Ezekiel 32:7And when I shall put out thy light, 1 I will cover the Shomayim, 1 and make the kokhavim thereof dark; 1 I will cover the shemesh with an anan (cloud), 1 and the yarei'ach (moon) shall not give her light. 1
Amos 4:13For, hinei, He that formeth the harim, and createth the ruach, 1 and declareth unto man what is his thought, 1 that maketh the shachar darkness, 1 and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, 1 Hashem Elohei Tzva'os Shmo.
Matthew 24:29Immediately after the Tzarah + 24:29 Mt 24:21 (Tribulation) of those days, the shemesh will be darkened, and the levanah will not give its light. And the kokhavim will fall from Shomayim, 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 →