Job 9:8

American Standard Version (1901)

That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;

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  • Isa 44:24 : 24 Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I am Jehovah, that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth (who is with me?);
  • Ps 104:2-3 : 2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain; 3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
  • Isa 40:22 : 22 [ It is] he that sitteth above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
  • Jer 10:11 : 11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.
  • Zech 12:1 : 1 The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. [Thus] saith Jehovah, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him:
  • Job 37:18 : 18 Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror?
  • Job 38:11 : 11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
  • Job 38:16 : 16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
  • Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
  • Ps 77:19 : 19 Thy way was in the sea, And thy paths in the great waters, And thy footsteps were not known.
  • Ps 93:3-4 : 3 The floods have lifted up, O Jehovah, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their waves. 4 Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea, Jehovah on high is mighty.
  • Matt 14:25-30 : 25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear. 27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. 28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee upon the waters. 29 And he said, Come. And Peter went down from the boat, and walked upon the waters to come to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me.
  • John 6:19 : 19 When therefore they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the boat: and they were afraid.
  • Isa 42:5 : 5 Thus saith God Jehovah, he that created the heavens, and stretched them forth; he that spread abroad the earth and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
  • Gen 1:6-7 : 6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 9:6-7
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    6 That shaketh the earth out of its place, And the pillars thereof tremble;

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

  • Job 9:9-10
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    9 That maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;

    10 That doeth great things past finding out, Yea, marvellous things without number.

  • 6 [ it is] he that buildeth his chambers in the heavens, and hath founded his vault upon the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth; Jehovah is his name.

  • Ps 104:2-3
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    2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;

    3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

  • 12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens:

  • 30 Behold, he spreadeth his light around him; And he covereth the bottom of the sea.

  • Job 26:8-12
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    8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent under them.

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

    10 He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.

    11 The pillars of heaven tremble And are astonished at his rebuke.

    12 He stirreth up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.

  • 9 Thou rulest the pride of the sea: When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

  • 9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.

  • Prov 8:27-29
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    27 When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,

    28 When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong,

    29 When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth;

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    8 The birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, Whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

  • 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up the deeps in store-houses.

  • 25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth up the waves thereof.

  • 15 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens:

  • 8 Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb;

  • 8 [ seek him] that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (Jehovah is his name);

  • Ps 65:6-7
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    6 Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains, Being girded about with might;

    7 Who stilleth the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.

  • 16 Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

  • 9 Who doeth great things and unsearchable, Marvellous things without number:

  • 6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;

  • 9 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

  • 6 Thou art Jehovah, even thou alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are thereon, the seas and all that is in them, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

  • Ps 135:6-7
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    6 Whatsoever Jehovah pleased, that hath he done, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps;

    7 Who causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; Who maketh lightnings for the rain; Who bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries;

  • 5 The sea is his, and he made it; And his hands formed the dry land.

  • 22 [ It is] he that sitteth above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;

  • 32 He maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary.

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    3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

  • 35 Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; Jehovah of hosts is his name:

  • 19 Thy way was in the sea, And thy paths in the great waters, And thy footsteps were not known.

  • 5 Thus saith God Jehovah, he that created the heavens, and stretched them forth; he that spread abroad the earth and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

  • 1 [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David]. The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork.

  • 11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

  • 11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

  • 25 To make a weight for the wind: Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.

  • 14 and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

  • 4 Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea, Jehovah on high is mighty.

  • 16 Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

  • 18 Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror?

  • 12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?