Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
He commands the sun so that it doesn't shine and seals up the stars.
New American Standard Bible
And sets a seal upon the stars;
King James Version
Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
Holman Bible
and seals off the stars.
A Conservative Version
who commands the sun, and it does not rise, and seals up the stars,
American Standard Version
That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars;
Amplified
Who commands the sun, and it does not shine;
Who seals up the stars [from view];
Bible in Basic English
Who gives orders to the sun, and it does not give its light; and who keeps the stars from shining.
Darby Translation
Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, and he sealeth up the stars;
Julia Smith Translation
Saying to the sun, and it shall not rise; and for the stars he will seal them up
King James 2000
Who commands the sun, and it rises not; and seals up the stars.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[He is the one] who commands the sun, and it does not rise, {and he seals up the stars}.
Modern King James verseion
the One speaking to the sun, and it does not rise; and seals up the stars;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He commandeth the sun, and it riseth not: he closeth up the stars, as it were under a signet.
NET Bible
he who commands the sun and it does not shine and seals up the stars;
New Heart English Bible
He commands the sun, and it doesn't rise, and seals up the stars.
The Emphasized Bible
Who commandeth the sun, and it breaketh not forth, and, about the stars, he putteth a seal;
Webster
Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
World English Bible
He commands the sun, and it doesn't rise, and seals up the stars.
Youngs Literal Translation
Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 9:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Third Speech: A Response To Bildad
6 He shakes the earth from its orbit, so that its foundations shudder. 7 He commands the sun so that it doesn't shine and seals up the stars. 8 He alone spreads out the heavens, he walks on the waves of the sea.
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Cross References
Isaiah 13:10
For the stars of the heavens and their constellations won't shine their light; the sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon won't shine its light.
Exodus 10:21-22
Then the LORD told Moses, "Stretch your hand toward the sky and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that one can feel."
Joshua 10:12
Later that day, Joshua spoke to the LORD while the LORD was delivering the Amorites to the Israelis. This is what he said in the presence of Israel: "Sun, be still over Gibeon! Moon, stand in place in the Aijalon Valley!"
Job 37:7
"He puts a limit to the skill of every person; to delineate all people from what they do.
Job 38:12-15
"Have you ever commanded the morning at any time during your life? Do you know where the dawn lives,
Job 38:19-20
"Where is the road to where the light lives? Or where does the darkness live?
Ezekiel 32:7-8
When I extinguish your lights, I'll cover the heavens and darken their stars. I'll cover the sun with a cloud and the moon won't reflect its light.
Daniel 4:35
All who live on the earth are nothing compared to him. He does what he wishes with the heavenly armies and with those who live on earth. No one can hold back his power or say to him, "What did you do?'
Amos 4:13
Look! The one who crafts mountains, who creates the wind, who reveals what he is thinking to mankind, who darkens the morning light, who tramples down the high places of the land the LORD, the God of the Heavenly Armies is his name.
Amos 8:9
It will come about at that time," declares the Lord GOD, "I will cause the sun to set at noon and the earth to darken in the daylight.
Matthew 24:29
"Immediately after the troubles of those days, "The sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of heaven will be shaken loose.'
Luke 21:25-26
"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and there will be distress on earth among the nations that are confused by the roaring of the sea and its waves.