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Job 26:8–9

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8“He awraps up the waters in His clouds,

And the cloud does not burst under them.

9“He 1aobscures the face of the 2full moon

And spreads His cloud over it.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit covers
  2. 2Or throne

Cross references

  1. aJob 37:11; Prov 30:4
  2. aJob 22:14; Ps 97:2; 105:39

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He binds up the waters in his thick clouds,

and the cloud is not split open under them.

He covers the face of the full moon

and spreads over it his cloud.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He wraps up the waters in his clouds,

yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.

He covers the face of the full moon,

spreading his clouds over it.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He wraps up the water in his clouds,

yet the clouds do not burst beneath its weight.

He obscures the view of his throne,

spreading his cloud over it.

NLTNew Living Translation

He wraps the rain in his thick clouds,

and the clouds don’t burst with the weight.

He covers the face of the moon,

shrouding it with his clouds.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He ties up the water in its clouds,

and the cloud is not torn open beneath it.

He covers the face of the full moon;

he spreads his cloud over it.

KJV 1900King James Version

He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds;

And the cloud is not rent under them.

He holdeth back the face of his throne,

And spreadeth his cloud upon it.