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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/26.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He covers the face of the full moon, spreading his clouds over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He covers the face of the moon, shrouding it with his clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He covers the face of the full moon and spreads over it his cloud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He holdeth back the face of his throne, <i>and</i> spreadeth his cloud upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He covers the face of <i>His</i> throne, <i>And</i> spreads His cloud over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He obscures the face of the full moon And spreads His cloud over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He obscures the face of the full moon And spreads His cloud over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He obscures the face of the full moon, And spreads His cloud over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He obscures the face of <i>His</i> throne And spreads His cloud over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“He covers the face of the full moon And spreads His cloud over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He obscures the view of his throne, spreading his cloud over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He obscures the view of His throne, spreading His cloud over it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He incloseth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and he wraps them around the face of the moon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He closeth in the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He covers his throne by spreading his cloud over it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He hides the full moon behind a cloud. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He has enclosed the face of the full moon and spread his clouds over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He conceals the face of the full moon, shrouding it with his clouds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Taking hold of the face of the throne, "" Spreading His cloud over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Holding fast the face of the throne, he spread his cloud upon it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He withholdeth the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud over it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He holds back the face of his throne, and he stretches his cloud over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He holds back the appearance of the full moon by spreading his clouds before it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He covers the face of the full moon, and spreads over it his cloud.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He holds fast the covering of the firmament, and spreads his cloud upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He has seized on the face of the covering and spread a cloud over it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He closeth in the face of His throne, And spreadeth His cloud upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He keeps back the face of his throne, stretching out his cloud upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/26-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3895" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/26.htm">Job: Who Can Understand God's Majesty?</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/270.htm" title="270: mə·’a·ḥêz (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To grasp, take hold, take possession. A primitive root; to seize.">He covers</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">the face</a> <a href="/hebrew/3678.htm" title="3678: ḵis·sêh (N-ms) -- Seat of honor, throne. Or kicceh; from kacah; properly, covered, i.e. A throne.">of the full moon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6576.htm" title="6576: par·šêz (V-Piel-InfAbs) -- To spread. A root apparently formed by compounding parash and that of paraz; to expand.">spreading</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over it</a> <a href="/hebrew/6051.htm" title="6051: ‘ă·nā·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A cloud mass, cloud. From anan; a cloud, i.e. The nimbus or thunder-cloud.">His cloud.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-6.htm">Genesis 1:6-7</a></span><br />And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.” / So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/24-15.htm">Exodus 24:15-18</a></span><br />When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it, / and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud. / And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Psalm 104:2-3</a></span><br />He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent, / laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Isaiah 40:22</a></span><br />He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Isaiah 44:24</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12</a></span><br />It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-13.htm">Isaiah 51:13</a></span><br />But you have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You live in terror all day long because of the fury of the oppressor who is bent on destruction. But where is the fury of the oppressor?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12-13</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. / When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15-16</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. / When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Amos 9:6</a></span><br />He builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Proverbs 8:27-29</a></span><br />I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep, / when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth, / when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Psalm 19:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/148-4.htm">Psalm 148:4</a></span><br />Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26</a></span><br />Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He holds back the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-21.htm">Exodus 20:21</a></b></br> And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God <i>was</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/33-20.htm">Exodus 33:20-23</a></b></br> And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-3.htm">Exodus 34:3</a></b></br> And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/7-5.htm">Closeth</a> <a href="/job/26-8.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/job/26-8.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/job/21-26.htm">Covereth</a> <a href="/job/23-17.htm">Covers</a> <a href="/matthew/13-47.htm">Encloses</a> <a href="/job/24-18.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/23-14.htm">Full</a> <a href="/job/25-2.htm">High</a> <a href="/job/23-11.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/17-9.htm">Holdeth</a> <a href="/job/25-5.htm">Moon</a> <a href="/job/42-3.htm">Obscures</a> <a href="/job/23-3.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/job/12-23.htm">Spreadeth</a> <a href="/job/12-23.htm">Spreading</a> <a href="/job/26-7.htm">Spreads</a> <a href="/job/26-7.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/esther/5-1.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/job/13-24.htm">Veiled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">Closeth</a> <a href="/job/30-15.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/job/35-5.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/job/36-30.htm">Covereth</a> <a href="/job/36-30.htm">Covers</a> <a href="/matthew/13-47.htm">Encloses</a> <a href="/job/26-10.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/27-19.htm">Full</a> <a href="/job/30-12.htm">High</a> <a href="/job/27-6.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/37-4.htm">Holdeth</a> <a href="/job/31-26.htm">Moon</a> <a href="/job/42-3.htm">Obscures</a> <a href="/job/29-7.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/job/36-30.htm">Spreadeth</a> <a href="/job/36-29.htm">Spreading</a> <a href="/job/36-29.htm">Spreads</a> <a href="/job/30-24.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/job/36-7.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/psalms/102-2.htm">Veiled</a><div class="vheading2">Job 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/26-1.htm">Job, reproving the uncharitable spirit of Bildad</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/26-5.htm">acknowledges the power of God to be infinite and unsearchable</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He covers the face of the full moon</b><br>This phrase reflects God's sovereignty over creation, emphasizing His control over celestial bodies. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the moon was often associated with deities, but here, it is subject to God's authority, highlighting monotheism. The imagery of covering the moon suggests God's ability to obscure or reveal light, symbolizing His power to bring about change or judgment. This can be connected to other scriptures where God demonstrates control over nature, such as in <a href="/genesis/1-16.htm">Genesis 1:16</a>, where He creates the greater and lesser lights, and in <a href="/psalms/104-19.htm">Psalm 104:19</a>, which speaks of the moon marking the seasons.<p><b>spreading over it His cloud</b><br>Clouds in the Bible often symbolize God's presence and majesty, as seen in <a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a>, where God leads the Israelites by a pillar of cloud. The act of spreading His cloud over the moon can be seen as a metaphor for God's protective and guiding presence. It also reflects the mystery and transcendence of God, who is both immanent and beyond human comprehension. This imagery can be linked to the transfiguration of Jesus in <a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a>, where a bright cloud envelops Him, signifying divine approval and presence. The cloud serves as a reminder of God's ability to veil and unveil His glory according to His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man known for his righteousness and suffering. In this chapter, Job is responding to his friends, emphasizing God's power and majesty.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator and Sustainer of the universe, whose power and wisdom are being described by Job in this passage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavens.htm">The Heavens</a></b><br>The celestial realm, including the moon and clouds, which are used as metaphors for God's control over creation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are the audience of Job's speech, having previously offered their own explanations for Job's suffering.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_full_moon.htm">The Full Moon</a></b><br>A symbol of God's creation, which He can cover with clouds, demonstrating His authority over nature.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br><a href="/job/26-9.htm">Job 26:9</a> illustrates God's supreme authority over the natural world. Just as He can cover the moon with clouds, He governs all aspects of creation. This should lead us to trust in His control over our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_majesty_of_god.htm">The Majesty of God</a></b><br>The imagery of God covering the moon with clouds serves as a reminder of His majesty and power. Reflecting on this can deepen our worship and reverence for Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_the_midst_of_mystery.htm">God's Presence in the Midst of Mystery</a></b><br>The clouds covering the moon can symbolize times when God's ways are hidden from us. Even when we cannot see clearly, we can trust that He is present and working for our good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_limitations_of_human_understanding.htm">The Limitations of Human Understanding</a></b><br>Job's discourse reminds us that our understanding of God's ways is limited. We should approach Him with humility, acknowledging that His thoughts and ways are higher than ours.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_26_8_conflict_with_meteorology.htm">Job 26:8: How can clouds hold vast amounts of water without breaking, and does this verse conflict with modern meteorological understanding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_7_9's_death-cloud_view_unscientific.htm">Could Job 7:9's comparison of death to a vanishing cloud be viewed as scientifically or logically inconsistent with modern understandings of matter and energy conservation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_121_5-6__literal_protection.htm">Psalm 121:5-6 - How does God literally protect people from sunstroke or 'moon harm,' and does this contradict modern scientific understanding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_free_will_exist_if_god_is_omniscient.htm">If God is all-knowing, how does human free will exist?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">He holdeth back the face.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">covereth the face of his throne in the heavens, spreading his rack of cloud upon it.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He holdeth back the face of his throne</span>; rather, <span class="accented">he</span> <span class="accented">covereth up.</span> He makes the clouds to gather in the vault of heaven, above which is his throne, and in this way conceals it and covers it up. And spreadeth his cloud upon it; or, over it, so blotting it out from sight. Behind the more obvious meaning lies one which is deeper and more spiritual. God withdraws himself from sight, gathers clouds and darkness around him to be the habitation of his seat, hides from men the principles of his government and administration, makes himself unapproachable and inscrutable, is a mystery and an enigma which man cannot hope to understand or solve (comp. <a href="/1_kings/8-12.htm">1 Kings 8:12</a>; <a href="/psalms/18-11.htm">Psalm 18:11</a>; <a href="/psalms/97-2.htm">Psalm 97:2</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/26-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He covers</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאַחֵ֥ז</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’a·ḥêz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_270.htm">Strong's 270: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grasp, take hold, take possession</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the face</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the full moon,</span><br /><span class="heb">כִסֵּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḵis·sêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3678.htm">Strong's 3678: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seat of honor, throne</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spreading</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְשֵׁ֖ז</span> <span class="translit">(par·šêz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6576.htm">Strong's 6576: </a> </span><span class="str2">To expand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His cloud</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲנָנֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·nā·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6051.htm">Strong's 6051: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over it.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֣יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/26-9.htm">Job 26:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/26-9.htm">Job 26:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/26-9.htm">Job 26:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/26-9.htm">Job 26:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/26-9.htm">Job 26:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/26-9.htm">Job 26:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/26-9.htm">Job 26:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/26-9.htm">Job 26:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/26-9.htm">Job 26:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/26-9.htm">Job 26:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/26-9.htm">OT Poetry: Job 26:9 He encloses the face of his throne (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/26-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 26:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 26:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/26-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 26:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 26:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>