Job 9:7–9
Job 9:7–9 — The New International Version (NIV)
7 He speaks to the sun and it does not shine;
he seals off the light of the stars.
8 He alone stretches out the heavens
and treads on the waves of the sea.
9 He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion,
the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.
Job 9:7–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)
7 who commands the sun, and it does not rise;
who seals up the stars;
8 who alone stretched out the heavens
and trampled the waves of the sea;
9 who made the Bear and Orion,
the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;
Job 9:7–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)
7 If he commands it, the sun won’t rise
and the stars won’t shine.
8 He alone has spread out the heavens
and marches on the waves of the sea.
9 He made all the stars—the Bear and Orion,
the Pleiades and the constellations of the southern sky.
Job 9:7–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
7 He commands the sun, and it does not rise;
He seals off the stars;
8 He alone spreads out the heavens,
And treads on the waves of the sea;
9 He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south;
Job 9:7–9 — New Century Version (NCV)
7 He commands the sun not to shine
and shuts off the light of the stars.
8 He alone stretches out the skies
and walks on the waves of the sea.
9 It is God who made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades
and the groups of stars in the southern sky.
Job 9:7–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)
7 That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not,
And sealeth up the stars;
8 That alone stretcheth out the heavens,
And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;
9 That maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south;
Job 9:7–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
7 Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, and he sealeth up the stars; 8 Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the high waves of the sea; 9 Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south;
Job 9:7–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
7 He commands the sun not to rise.
He doesn’t let the stars come out.
8 He stretches out the heavens by himself
and walks on the waves of the sea.
9 He made ⸤the constellations⸥ Ursa Major, Orion, and the Pleiades,
and the clusters of stars in the south.
Job 9:7–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
7 He commands the sun not to shine
and seals off the stars.
8 He alone stretches out the heavens
and treads on the waves of the sea.
9 He makes the stars: the Bear, Orion,
the Pleiades, and the constellations of the southern sky.
Job 9:7–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
7 who commands the sun, and it does not rise;
who seals up the stars;
8 who alone stretched out the heavens
and trampled the waves of the Sea;
9 who made the Bear and Orion,
the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;
Job 9:7–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
7 He is the one who commands the sun, and it does not rise,
and he seals up the stars.
8 He is the one who alone stretches out the heavens
and who tramples on the waves of the sea.
9 He is the one who made the Bear and Orion,
the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.
Job 9:7–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
7 When he tells the sun not to shine, it doesn’t.
He turns off the light of the stars.
8 He’s the only one who can spread the heavens out.
He alone can walk on the waves of the ocean.
9 He made the Big Dipper and Orion.
He created the Pleiades and the southern stars.
Job 9:7–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
7 Who commands the sun not to shine,
And sets a seal upon the stars;
8 Who alone stretches out the heavens
And tramples down the waves of the sea;
9 Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south;