Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He speaks to the sun and it does not shine; he seals off the light of the stars. New Living Translation If he commands it, the sun won’t rise and the stars won’t shine. English Standard Version who commands the sun, and it does not rise; who seals up the stars; Berean Standard Bible He commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars. King James Bible Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars. New King James Version He commands the sun, and it does not rise; He seals off the stars; New American Standard Bible Who commands the sun not to shine, And puts a seal on the stars; NASB 1995 Who commands the sun not to shine, And sets a seal upon the stars; NASB 1977 Who commands the sun not to shine, And sets a seal upon the stars; Legacy Standard Bible The One who says for the sun not to shine, And sets a seal upon the stars; Amplified Bible Who commands the sun, and it does not shine; Who seals up the stars [from view]; Christian Standard Bible He commands the sun not to shine and seals off the stars. Holman Christian Standard Bible He commands the sun not to shine and seals off the stars. American Standard Version That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars; Contemporary English Version or command the sun and stars to hold back their light. English Revised Version Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars. GOD'S WORD® Translation He commands the sun not to rise. He doesn't let the stars come out. Good News Translation He can keep the sun from rising, and the stars from shining at night. International Standard Version He commands the sun so that it doesn't shine and seals up the stars. Majority Standard Bible He commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars. 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWho is commanding to the sun, and it does not rise, "" And the stars He seals up. Young's Literal Translation Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up. Smith's Literal Translation Saying to the sun, and it shall not rise; and for the stars he will seal them up. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWho commandeth tile sun and it riseth not: and shutteth up the stars as it were under a seal: Catholic Public Domain Version He commands the sun and it does not rise, and he closes the stars as if under a seal. New American Bible He commands the sun, and it does not rise; he seals up the stars. New Revised Standard Version who commands the sun, and it does not rise; who seals up the stars; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe commands the sun, and it does not rise; and seals up the stars. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He who spoke to the sun and it did not rise, and seals the surfaces of the stars OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; And sealeth up the stars. Brenton Septuagint Translation Who commands the sun, and it rises not; and he seals up the stars. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job: How Can I Argue with God?…6He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble. 7He commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars. 8He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.… Cross References Genesis 1:16-18 God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well. / God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth, / to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. Joshua 10:12-13 On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.” / So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.” Isaiah 13:10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. Isaiah 24:23 The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory. Isaiah 50:3 I clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering.” 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. / All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness upon your land,’ declares the Lord GOD. Joel 2:10 Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness. Joel 3:15 The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine. Amos 8:9 And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime. Habakkuk 3:11 Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear. Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ Mark 13:24-25 But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; / the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ Luke 23:44-45 It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour. / The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle. Acts 2:20 The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord. Revelation 6:12-13 And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. Treasury of Scripture Which commands the sun, and it rises not; and seals up the stars. commandeth Exodus 10:21,22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt… Joshua 10:12 Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. 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? sealeth Job 37:7 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work. Job 38:12-15,19,20 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; … 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. Jump to Previous Commandeth Commands Gives Keeps Light Orders Rise Riseth Seal Sealeth Seals Sets Shine Shining Speaking Speaks Stars SunJump to Next Commandeth Commands Gives Keeps Light Orders Rise Riseth Seal Sealeth Seals Sets Shine Shining Speaking Speaks Stars SunJob 9 1. Job acknowledges God's justice22. Man's innocence is not to be condemned by afflictions He commands The Hebrew word used here is "אָמַר" (amar), which means to say, speak, or command. This phrase emphasizes God's sovereign authority over creation. In the ancient Near Eastern context, kings and rulers were often seen as having divine authority, but here, Job acknowledges that it is God who holds ultimate power. This reflects a deep understanding of God's omnipotence, as He alone can issue commands to the celestial bodies. the sun not to shine and seals off the stars Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He commandsהָאֹמֵ֣ר (hā·’ō·mêr) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the sun לַ֭חֶרֶס (la·ḥe·res) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2775: The itch, the sun not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to shine, יִזְרָ֑ח (yiz·rāḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2224: To irradiate, to rise, to appear and seals off וּבְעַ֖ד (ū·ḇə·‘aḏ) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for the stars. כּוֹכָבִ֣ים (kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3556: A star, a prince Links Job 9:7 NIVJob 9:7 NLT Job 9:7 ESV Job 9:7 NASB Job 9:7 KJV Job 9:7 BibleApps.com Job 9:7 Biblia Paralela Job 9:7 Chinese Bible Job 9:7 French Bible Job 9:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 9:7 He commands the sun and it doesn't (Jb) |
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