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Version</a></span><br />He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters for a boundary between light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He created the horizon when he separated the waters; he set the boundary between day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He has inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters, At the boundary of light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters At the boundary of light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters At the boundary of light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters, At the boundary of light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He has marked a circle on the surface of the waters At the boundary of light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“He has inscribed a circular limit (the horizon) on the face of the waters At the boundary between light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He laid out the horizon on the surface of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He laid out the horizon on the surface of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />On the surface of the ocean, God has drawn a boundary line between light and darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He marks the horizon on the surface of the water at the boundary where light meets dark.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He divided light from darkness by a circle drawn on the face of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He has delimited a boundary over the surface of the oceans as a limit between light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He hath encompassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He has placed a limit on the waters, "" To the boundary of light with darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He marked out with a compass the law upon the face of the waters, even till the end of light with darkness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He hath set bounds about the waters, till light and darkness come to an end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He has set limits around the waters, until light and darkness shall reach their limit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He has marked out a circle on the surface of the deep as the boundary of light and darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He has described a circle on the face of the waters, at the boundary between light and darkness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He has circled the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He drew a circle on the face of the waters, unto the ends of the light with the darkness<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He has encompassed the face of the water by an appointed ordinance, until the end of light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/26-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3900" 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">9</span>He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2328.htm" title="2328: ḥāḡ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To draw around, make a circle. A primitive root; to describe a circle.">He has inscribed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: ḥōq- (N-ms) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">a horizon</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</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/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">of the waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/8503.htm" title="8503: taḵ·lîṯ (N-fsc) -- End, completeness. From kalah; completion; by implication, an extremity.">the boundary</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">between</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: ’ō·wr (N-cs) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">light</a> <a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="2822: ḥō·šeḵ (N-ms) -- From chashak; the dark; hence darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.">and darkness.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke.…<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="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Proverbs 8:27</a></span><br />I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,<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="/psalms/104-9.htm">Psalm 104:9</a></span><br />You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-22.htm">Jeremiah 5:22</a></span><br />Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/genesis/1-9.htm">Genesis 1:9-10</a></span><br />And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so. / God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Psalm 33:7</a></span><br />He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Proverbs 8:29</a></span><br />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="/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="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Jeremiah 31:35</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:<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="/revelation/4-11.htm">Revelation 4:11</a></span><br />“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/10-6.htm">Revelation 10:6</a></span><br />And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: “There will be no more delay!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-1.htm">Revelation 21:1</a></span><br />Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He has compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.</p><p class="hdg">compassed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/38-8.htm">Job 38:8-11</a></b></br> Or <i>who</i> shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, <i>as if</i> it had issued out of the womb? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Psalm 33:7</a></b></br> He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Psalm 104:6-9</a></b></br> Thou coveredst it with the deep as <i>with</i> a garment: the waters stood above the mountains… </p><p class="hdg">until</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Genesis 8:22</a></b></br> While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Isaiah 54:9,10</a></b></br> For this <i>is as</i> the waters of Noah unto me: for <i>as</i> I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee… </p><p class="hdg">day and night come to an end.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/24-2.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/job/14-5.htm">Bounds</a> <a href="/job/22-14.htm">Circle</a> <a href="/job/19-6.htm">Compassed</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Confines</a> <a href="/job/24-17.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/24-17.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-33.htm">Described</a> <a href="/job/19-6.htm">Encompassed</a> <a href="/job/23-14.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/26-9.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/23-13.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Horizon</a> <a href="/job/19-24.htm">Inscribed</a> <a href="/job/25-3.htm">Light</a> <a href="/job/24-16.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-17.htm">Marks</a> <a href="/job/24-17.htm">Night</a> <a href="/job/20-4.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/job/24-18.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-18.htm">Traced</a> <a href="/job/26-8.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/38-10.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/job/38-10.htm">Bounds</a> <a href="/psalms/17-11.htm">Circle</a> <a href="/job/38-18.htm">Compassed</a> <a href="/genesis/23-17.htm">Confines</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/mark/5-16.htm">Described</a> <a href="/psalms/17-11.htm">Encompassed</a> <a href="/job/27-15.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/28-5.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/28-27.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Horizon</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Inscribed</a> <a href="/job/28-11.htm">Light</a> <a href="/job/38-5.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/job/30-10.htm">Marks</a> <a href="/job/27-20.htm">Night</a> <a href="/job/34-13.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/job/37-12.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/luke/1-3.htm">Traced</a> <a href="/job/27-20.htm">Waters</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 /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/job/26.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters</b><br /><b>He has inscribed</b><br />The phrase "He has inscribed" suggests an intentional and authoritative act by God. The Hebrew root word here is "חָקַק" (chaqaq), which means to engrave or carve. This implies a deliberate and permanent action, highlighting God's sovereignty and precision in creation. In a conservative Christian perspective, this reflects the belief in God's omnipotence and His role as the ultimate designer of the universe. The act of inscribing denotes a sense of order and purpose, reinforcing the idea that creation is not random but divinely orchestrated.<p><b>a horizon</b><br />The term "horizon" in this context is derived from the Hebrew word "חֹק" (choq), which can mean a boundary or limit. The horizon represents the boundary between the earth and the sky, a natural division that God has established. This boundary is a testament to God's control over the natural world, setting limits and maintaining balance. In the biblical narrative, the horizon can also symbolize the separation between the known and the unknown, the earthly and the divine, reminding believers of the vastness of God's creation and the mysteries that lie beyond human comprehension.<p><b>on the face of the waters</b><br />"On the face of the waters" refers to the surface of the seas and oceans. The Hebrew word for "face" is "פָּנִים" (panim), which can also mean presence or surface. This phrase evokes the imagery of God's spirit moving over the waters during creation, as described in <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>. The waters often symbolize chaos and the unknown in ancient Near Eastern thought, and God's inscription of a horizon on them signifies His power to bring order out of chaos. For conservative Christians, this reinforces the belief in God's providence and His ability to bring peace and stability to the tumultuous aspects of life.<p><b>at the boundary between light and darkness</b><br />This phrase highlights the division God has established between light and darkness, a theme that is prevalent throughout Scripture. The boundary signifies God's authority over both realms, as He is the creator of light and the one who sets limits on darkness. In the Hebrew context, light often symbolizes goodness, truth, and divine presence, while darkness can represent evil, ignorance, or absence of God. By setting a boundary, God demonstrates His control over moral and spiritual realms, ensuring that light prevails. This serves as an assurance to believers that God is actively involved in the world, maintaining the balance between good and evil, and ultimately guiding His creation towards His divine purpose.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">He hath compassed the waters with bounds.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">He hath described a circle upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness. </span>The phenomenon described is that of the horizon at sea, which is a perfect circle, and which is the limit apparently of light, and beyond which is darkness, for all is invisible.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He hath compassed the waters with bounds</span>. God restrains within limits alike the "waters that are above the firmament" and those that are beneath it (<a href="/job/38-11.htm">Job 38:11</a>). The boundary is placed, somewhat vaguely, "at the confines of light and darkness." <span class="cmt_word">Until the day and night come to an end</span> is a mistranslation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/26-10.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 has inscribed</span><br /><span class="heb">חָ֭ג</span> <span class="translit">(ḥāḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2328.htm">Strong's 2328: </a> </span><span class="str2">To draw around, make a circle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a horizon</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹֽק־</span> <span class="translit">(ḥōq-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed or owed, a statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<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 /><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 waters</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the boundary</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּכְלִ֖ית</span> <span class="translit">(taḵ·lîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8503.htm">Strong's 8503: </a> </span><span class="str2">Completion, an extremity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">between</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">light</span><br /><span class="heb">א֣וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_216.htm">Strong's 216: </a> </span><span class="str2">Illumination, luminary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and darkness.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·šeḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm">Strong's 2822: </a> </span><span class="str2">The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/26-10.htm">Job 26:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/26-10.htm">Job 26:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/26-10.htm">Job 26:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/26-10.htm">Job 26:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/26-10.htm">Job 26:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/26-10.htm">Job 26:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/26-10.htm">Job 26:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/26-10.htm">Job 26:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/26-10.htm">Job 26:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/26-10.htm">Job 26:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/26-10.htm">OT Poetry: Job 26:10 He has described a boundary (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/26-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 26:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 26:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/26-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 26:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 26:11" /></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>