Job

Job 26:8

⁸He wraps up the waters in His clouds,

yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.