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Job 26:9

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

KJV

Qui tenet vultum solii sui, et expandit super illud nebulam suam.

Vulgate

ὁ κρατῶν πρόσωπον θρόνου, ἐκπετάζων ἐπ’ αὐτὸν νέφος αὐτοῦ·

LXX

He incloseth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it.

ASV

מְאַחֵ֥ז פְּנֵי כִסֵּ֑ה פַּרְשֵׁ֖ז עָלָ֣י/ו עֲנָנֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

וֹ
v
noun · 134×
נִי
ny
verb · 68×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עָנָ֖ן
'nn
noun · 87×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
פַּרְשֵׁ֖ז
prshz
verb · 1×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 8:12 — Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
  • Exod 20:21 — And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
  • Exod 33:20 — And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
  • Exod 34:3 — 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.
  • Hab 3:3 — God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
  • Job 22:14 — Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
  • Ps 97:2 — Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.