Job 26:8
He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, 1 but the clouds are not torn under them. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
In Context
7He stretches out the northern skies 1 over the empty space, 1 and he hangs the earth over nothing. 1
9He covers the surface of the moon 1 and spreads his clouds on it. 1
Cross References
Genesis 1:7God made the expanse and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse. It was so.
Job 37:11Indeed, he weighs down the thick cloud with moisture; 1 he scatters his lightning through the clouds. 1
Job 38:37Who can number the clouds by his skill? 1 Who can pour out the water skins of the sky 1
Psalms 135:7He brings the clouds from far away, 1 making lightning bolts accompany the rain 1 and bringing the wind out of his storehouse. 1
Proverbs 30:4Who has gone up to heaven and come down? 1 Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands? 1 Who has gathered up the waters in a cloak? 1 Who has established all the ends of the earth? 1 What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know! 1
Jeremiah 10:13His voice makes the roar of waters in the heavens, and he brings up the mists from the ends of the earth. 1 He makes lightning for the rain and sends out wind from his storehouse. 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 →