Job 9:7

5 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.

6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.

Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.

8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.

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

Compare

BSB
He commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars.
KJV
Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
WEB
He commands the sun and it doesn’t rise, and seals up the stars.
ASV
That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars;
DARBY
Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, and he sealeth up the stars;
BLB
He speaks to the sun, and it does not rise, and He seals up the stars,
ÅB
som befaler solen, så den ikke går opp, og som setter segl for stjernene,
OTB
Han befaler solen ikke å skinne,
og forsegler stjernene.
B1930
som byder solen, så den ikke går op, og som setter segl for stjernene,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 13:10

    For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

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  • Amos 8:9

    And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:

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  • Luke 21:25–26

    And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

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  • Job 37:7

    He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.

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  • Matthew 24:29

    Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

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  • Job 38:19–20

    Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

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  • Ezekiel 32:7–8

    And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.

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  • Daniel 4:35

    And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

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