Job 26:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 97:2 : 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Hab 3:3-5 : 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. 4 And [his] brightness was as the light; He had rays [coming forth] from his hand; And there was the hiding of his power. 5 Before him went the pestilence, And fiery bolts went forth at his feet.
1 Tim 6:16 : 16 who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honor and power eternal. Amen.
Exod 20:21 : 21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Exod 33:20-23 : 20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live. 21 And Jehovah said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock: 22 and it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand until I have passed by: 23 and I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back; but my face shall not be seen.
Exod 34:3 : 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.
1 Kgs 8:12 : 12 Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Job 22:14 : 14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Job 26:7-8
2 verses
86%
7He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.
8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent under them.
Job 36:32
81%
32He covereth his hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.
2 Sam 22:12
80%
12And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Job 22:13-14
2 verses
80%
13And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
14Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.
Ps 18:11-12
2 verses
80%
11He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
12At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.
Job 26:10-14
5 verses
78%
10He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.
11The pillars of heaven tremble And are astonished at his rebuke.
12He stirreth up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.
13By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.
14Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
Job 37:11-12
2 verses
78%
11Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture; He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his lightning:
12And it is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world,
Job 36:27-30
4 verses
78%
27For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor,
28Which the skies pour down And drop upon man abundantly.
29Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, The thunderings of his pavilion?
30Behold, he spreadeth his light around him; And he covereth the bottom of the sea.
Ps 97:2
77%
2Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Job 38:9
75%
9When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,
Ps 104:2-3
2 verses
75%
2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
Job 38:34
74%
34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?
Ps 18:9
74%
9He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
Job 9:7-8
2 verses
74%
7That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars;
8That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;
2 Sam 22:10
73%
10He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
Job 28:11
73%
11He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
Jer 10:13
73%
13when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.
Jer 51:16
73%
16when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.
Job 37:3-6
4 verses
72%
3He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, And his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
4After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of his majesty; And he restraineth not [the lightnings] when his voice is heard.
5God thundereth marvellously with his voice; Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
6For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain.
Job 22:11
72%
11Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.
Ps 135:7
72%
7Who 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;
Amos 9:6
72%
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.
Prov 8:28
72%
28When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong,
Job 28:25-26
2 verses
72%
25To make a weight for the wind: Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.
26When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder;
Job 12:15
72%
15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
Job 37:18
72%
18Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror?
Lam 3:44
72%
44Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, so that no prayer can pass through.
Job 37:21-22
2 verses
72%
21And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind passeth, and cleareth them.
22Out of the north cometh golden splendor: God hath upon him terrible majesty.
Job 37:15-16
2 verses
71%
15Dost thou know how God layeth [his charge] upon them, And causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine?
16Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
Job 20:6
71%
6Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds;
Ps 147:8
70%
8Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.