the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Job 26:9
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He covers the face of the moon, shrouding it with his clouds.
He closeth in the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
He encloses the face of the throne, And spreads his cloud on it.
He covers the face of the moon, spreading his clouds over it.
He conceals the face of the full moon, shrouding it with his clouds.
He holdeth back the face of [his] throne, [and] spreadeth his cloud upon it.
He encloses the face of his throne, And spreads his cloud on it.
"He covers the face of the full moon And spreads His cloud over it.
He covers the face of the full moon and spreads over it his cloud.
`Whych God holdith the cheer of his seete, and spredith abrood theron his cloude.
He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.
and he wraps them around the face of the moon.
He incloseth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it.
By him the face of his high seat is veiled, and his cloud stretched out over it.
He shuts off the view of his throne by spreading his cloud across it.
He covereth the face of his throne, he spreadeth his cloud upon it.
He covers the face of the full moon. He spreads his clouds over it and hides it.
He closeth in the face of His throne, and spreadeth His cloud upon it.
Hee holdeth backe the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud vpon it.
He covers the face of the moon and spreads His cloud over it.
He covers the face of the full moon, and spreads over it his cloud.
He holdeth backe the face of his throne: and spreadeth his cloude vpon it.
He holds fast the covering of the firmament, and spreads his cloud upon it.
He hides the full moon behind a cloud.
Who shutteth-in the face of the throne, he spreadeth over it his cloud;
He withholdeth the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud over it.
He covers the face of the moon, and spreads over it his cloud.
He holdeth backe the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloude before it.
He keeps back the face of his throne, stretching out his cloud upon it.
He obscures the view of his throne,spreading his cloud over it.
He encloses the face of his throne, And spreads his cloud on it.
He covers the face of the full moon; he spreads his cloud over it.
He covers the face of His throne, spreading His cloud over it.
Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud.
He holdeth back his stole, that it caa not be sene, and spredeth his cloudes before it.
"He obscures the face of the full moon And spreads His cloud over it.
He covers the face of His throne, And spreads His cloud over it.
"He obscures the face of the full moon And spreads His cloud over it.
He obscures the face of His throneAnd spreads His cloud over it.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Exodus 20:21, Exodus 33:20-23, Exodus 34:3, 1 Kings 8:12, Psalms 97:2, Habakkuk 3:3-5, 1 Timothy 6:16
Reciprocal: Job 36:32 - General Job 37:21 - General Psalms 147:8 - covereth
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He holdeth back the face of his throne,.... His throne is the heaven of heavens; the face of it, or what is before it, is the starry and airy heavens; this face of his throne is sometimes held back, or covered with clouds, that so his throne is so far from being visible, that even the face of it, or the outside or external appearance of it, is not to be seen, as follows:
[and] spreadeth his cloud upon it; and both he and his throne are invisible; clouds and darkness are round about him, and his pavilion round about are dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies,
Psalms 18:11; and even the light in which he dwells, and with which he clothes himself, is impervious to us, and is so dazzling, that itself covers and keeps back himself and throne from being seen by mortals. The Targum suggests, that what is here said to be done is done that the angels may not see it; but these always stand before the throne of God, and always behold the face of God himself.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He holdeth back the face of his throne - That is, he does not exhibit it - he covers it with clouds. The idea seems to be, that God sometimes comes forth and manifests himself to mankind, but that he comes encompassed with clouds, so that his throne cannot be seen. So in Psalms 18:11, “He made darkness his secret place, his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.” God is often represented as encompassed with clouds, or as accompanied with tempests.
And spreadeth his cloud upon it - That is, so that it cannot be seen. There is much poetic beauty in this image. It is, that the clouds are made to conceal the splendor of the throne of God from the sight of man, and that all their sublimity and grandeur, as they roll on one another, and all their beauty when painted with so many colors in the evening, are designed to hide that throne from mortal eyes. No one sees God; and though it is manifest that he is every where employed, and that he comes forth with amazing grandeur in the works of creation and providence, yet he is himself invisible.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 26:9. He holdeth back the face of his throne — Though all these are most elegant effects of an omniscient and almighty power, yet the great Agent is not personally discoverable; he dwelleth in light unapproachable, and in mercy hides himself from the view of his creatures. The words, however may refer to those obscurations of the face of heaven, and the hiding of the body of the sun, when the atmosphere is laden with dense vapours, and the rain begins to be poured down on the earth.
