Job 9:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

נֹטֶ֣ה שָׁמַ֣יִם לְבַדּ֑וֹ וְ֝דוֹרֵ֗ךְ עַל־בָּ֥מֳתֵי יָֽם׃

Transliteration

nōṭeh šāmayim lə-baddô wə-dôrēk ʿal-bāmŏtê yām

Grammar Details

*nōṭeh*: qal participle masculine singular - stretching out
*šāmayim*: masculine dual noun - heavens/sky
*lə-baddô*: preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - by himself
*wə-dôrēk*: conjunction + qal participle masculine singular - and treading
*ʿal-bāmŏtê*: preposition + feminine plural construct noun - upon heights of
*yām*: masculine singular noun - sea

Word Meanings

*nōṭeh*: to stretch out, extend, spread
*šāmayim*: heavens, sky, firmament
*baddô*: separation, alone, by oneself
*dôrēk*: to tread, walk, march
*bāmŏtê*: heights, high places, waves
*yām*: sea, ocean, large body of water

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Referenced Verses

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.

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