Job 26:8

6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
KJV
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
WEB
He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.
ASV
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent under them.
DARBY
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.
BLB
Binding the waters in His thick clouds, and the clouds are not broken apart under them,
ÅB
Han binder vannene sammen i sine skyer, og skyene brister ikke under dem.
OTB
Han binder opp vannene i sine skyer,
likevel brister ikke skyene under deres vekt.
B1930
Han binder vannene sammen i sine skyer, og skyene brister ikke under dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 37:11–16

    Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:

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  • Proverbs 30:4

    Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?

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  • Jeremiah 10:13

    When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

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  • Isaiah 5:6

    And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

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  • Psalms 135:7

    He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.

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  • Job 38:37

    Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

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  • Psalms 18:10–11

    And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

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  • Job 38:9

    When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

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