Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud.
New American Standard Bible
And spreads His cloud over it.
King James Version
He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
Holman Bible
spreading His cloud over it.
International Standard Version
He has enclosed the face of the full moon and spread his clouds over it.
A Conservative Version
He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud upon it.
American Standard Version
He incloseth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it.
Amplified
“He covers the face of the
And spreads His cloud over it.
Bible in Basic English
By him the face of his high seat is veiled, and his cloud stretched out over it.
Darby Translation
He covereth the face of his throne, he spreadeth his cloud upon it.
Julia Smith Translation
Holding fast the face of the throne, he spread his cloud upon it
King James 2000
He holds back the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud upon it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[He] covers [the] face of [the] full moon; [he] spreads his cloud over it.
Modern King James verseion
He covers the face of His throne, spreading His cloud on it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He holdeth back his stool, that it can not be seen, and spreadeth his clouds before it.
NET Bible
He conceals the face of the full moon, shrouding it with his clouds.
New Heart English Bible
He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.
The Emphasized Bible
Who shutteth-in the face of the throne, he spreadeth over it his cloud;
Webster
He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
World English Bible
He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.
Interlinear
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 26:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Power Over Creation
8 Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them. 9 Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud. 10 A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 97:2
Cloud and darkness are round about Him, Righteousness and judgment the basis of His throne.
Exodus 20:21
And the people stand afar off, and Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick darkness where God is.
Exodus 33:20-23
He saith also, 'Thou art unable to see My face, for man doth not see Me, and live;'
Exodus 34:3
and no man cometh up with thee, and also no man is seen in all the mount, also the flock and the herd do not feed over-against that mount.'
1 Kings 8:12
Then said Solomon, 'Jehovah hath said to dwell in thick darkness;
Job 22:14
Thick clouds are a secret place to Him, And He doth not see;' And the circle of the heavens He walketh habitually,
Habakkuk 3:3-5
God from Teman doth come, The Holy One from mount Paran. Pause! Covered the heavens hath His majesty, And His praise hath filled the earth.
1 Timothy 6:16
who only is having immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no one of men did see, nor is able to see, to whom is honour and might age-during! Amen.