Job 9:7

Who commandeth the sun, and it breaketh not forth, and, about the stars, he putteth a seal;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.

In Context

6Who shaketh the earth, out of its place, and, the pillars thereof, shudder;

8Who spreadeth out fire heavens, by himself alone! and marcheth along, on the heights of the sea;

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Cross References

Joshua 10:12Then, spake Joshua unto Yahweh, on the day when Yahweh delivered up the Amorites before the sons of Israel,—yea he said, in the presence of Israel—Thou Sun! in Gibeon, be still, and thou Moon! in the vale of Aijalon.

Job 37:7On the hand of every man, he setteth a seal, that all men may take note of his doing.

Job 38:19Where then is the way, the light shall abide? And, the darkness, where then is its place?

Ezekiel 32:7And when I quench thee, I will cover the heavens, And obscure their stars,— The sun—with a cloud, will I cover, And the moon shall not shed her light;

Amos 4:13For lo! He that fashioned the mountains, and created the wind, and who telleth the son of earth what is his thought, who turneth dawn into darkness, and marcheth upon the high places of the earth, Yahweh, God of hosts, is his name!

Matthew 24:29But, straightway after the tribulation of those days, the sun, will be darkened, and, the moon, will not give her brightness, 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 →

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