Job 26:9
He holdeth backe the face of his throne: and spreadeth his cloude vpon it.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
In Context
8He bindeth the waters in his cloudes, and the cloude is not broken vnder them.
10He hath set bounds about the waters, vntil the day and night come to an ende.
Cross References
Exodus 33:20Furthermore he sayde, Thou canst not see my face, for there shall no man see me, and liue.
1 Kings 8:12Then spake Salomon, The Lord said, that he woulde dwell in the darke cloude.
Psalms 97:2Cloudes and darkenes are round about him: righteousnesse and iudgement are the foundation of his throne.
1 Timothy 6:16Who onely hath immortalitie, and dwelleth in the light that none can attaine vnto, whom neuer man sawe, neither can see, vnto whome bee honour and power euerlasting, Amen.
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 →