Job 38:9
when I made clouds its clothing, 1 and thick darkness its swaddling bands? 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
In Context
8Who shut up the sea with doors 1 when it burst out, as if it had come out of the womb— 1
10That was when I marked out for the sea my boundary, 1 and when I placed its bars and doors, 1
Cross References
Genesis 1:2The earth was without form and empty. Darkness was upon the surface of the deep. The Spirit of God was moving above 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 →