Job
Job 26:8–9
8He wraps up the waters in His clouds,
yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
9He covers the face of the full moon,b
spreading over it His cloud.
Footnotes
- b 26:9 Or of His throne
Word by word
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Job 26:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He wraps up | צֹרֵֽר־ | ṣō·rêr- | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped |
| the waters | מַ֥יִם | ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| in His clouds | בְּעָבָ֑יו | bə·‘ā·ḇāw | Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket |
| yet the clouds | עָנָ֣ן | ‘ā·nān | Noun - masculine singular | H6051 cloud-mass, cloud |
| do not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| burst | נִבְקַ֖ע | niḇ·qa‘ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1234 cleave, break open or through |
| under their own weight | תַּחְתָּֽם׃ | taḥ·tām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H8478 the under part |
Job 26:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He covers | מְאַחֵ֥ז | mə·’a·ḥêz | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H270 grasp, take hold, take possession |
| the face | פְּנֵי־ | pə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the full moon | כִסֵּ֑ה | ḵis·sêh | Noun - masculine singular | H3678 seat |
| spreading | פַּרְשֵׁ֖ז | par·šêz | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H6576 expand |
| over it | עָלָ֣יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| His cloud | עֲנָנֽוֹ׃ | ‘ă·nā·nōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6051 cloud-mass, cloud |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 26:8 Proverbs 30:4 · Job 37:11–16 · Jeremiah 10:13 · Isaiah 5:6 · Job 38:37 · Job 38:9 · Psalm 18:10–11 · Psalm 135:7 · Genesis 1:6–7 · Job 36:29
Job 26:9 Psalm 97:2 · Job 22:14 · Exodus 20:21 · Habakkuk 3:3–5 · Exodus 34:3 · Exodus 33:20–23 · 1 Kings 8:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.