Job 9:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.”

Job 9:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 9:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 9:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He commands the sun and it doesn’t rise, and seals up the stars.”

Job 9:7 — World English Bible

Job 9:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars; ”

Job 9:7 — American Standard Version

Job 9:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up.”

Job 9:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 9:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, and he sealeth up the stars; ”

Job 9:7 — Darby Translation

Job 9:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He commandeth the sunne, and it riseth not: hee closeth vp the starres, as vnder a signet.”

Job 9:7 — Geneva Bible

Job 9:7 in Context — Job 9

5 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.

6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.

7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.

8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.

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What Does Job 9:7 Mean?

Job 9:7 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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