Parallel Verses
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.
International Standard Version
He commands the sun so that it doesn't shine and seals up 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 out of its place and its pillars tremble.
7
And sets a seal upon the stars;
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 13:10
The stars of heaven and their constellations will not shine forth their light. The sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will not shine its light.
Exodus 10:21-22
Jehovah then said to Moses: Raise your hand toward the sky. Darkness thick enough to be felt will cover the land of Egypt.
Joshua 10:12
Joshua spoke to Jehovah the day when Jehovah delivered the Amorites to the children of Israel. He said in sight of Israel: Sun, stand still upon Gibeon; and Moon, stand still in the valley of Ajalon.
Job 37:7
He seals the hand of every man and all men may know His work.
Job 38:12-15
Have you ever commanded the morning, or shown the dawn its place?
Job 38:19-20
Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And where does darkness reside?
Ezekiel 32:7-8
When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud and the moon will not give its light.
Daniel 4:35
All the inhabitants of the earth are considered as nothing. He does according to his will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of earth. None can stop him, or say to him: 'What do you do?'
Amos 4:13
Behold he who formed the mountains and created the wind and declared to man his thoughts, also made the morning darkness and treads upon the high places of the Earth: Jehovah, the God of Hosts, is his name.
Amos 8:9
It will happen in that day, said the Lord Jehovah, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.
Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened. The moon will not give light. The stars will fall from heaven. The powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Luke 21:25-26
There will be signs in sun and moon and stars. The earth will experience distress of nations in disarray for the roaring of the sea and the waves.