Job 9:8

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He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.

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  • Isa 44:24 : 24 This is what the LORD says—your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: 'I am the LORD, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens by myself and spreads out the earth by my own hand.'
  • Ps 104:2-3 : 2 You cover Yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent curtain. 3 He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters; He makes the clouds His chariot and walks on the wings of the wind.
  • Isa 40:22 : 22 He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
  • Jer 10:11 : 11 Tell them this: 'The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.'
  • Zech 12:1 : 1 This is the Lord’s message concerning Israel. The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit within humans, declares this:
  • Job 37:18 : 18 Can you spread out the skies with Him, as firm as a molten mirror?
  • Job 38:11 : 11 and said, 'This far you may come, but no farther; here is where your proud waves must halt.'
  • Job 38:16 : 16 Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep?
  • Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of His mouth all their host.
  • Ps 77:19 : 19 Your thunder echoed in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and shook.
  • Ps 93:3-4 : 3 The rivers have lifted up, O LORD, the rivers have lifted up their voice; the rivers lift up their roaring. 4 More than the sounds of many waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea, the LORD on high is mighty.
  • Matt 14:25-30 : 25 During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. 26 When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. 'It's a ghost!' they said, and they cried out in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them: 'Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.' 28 Peter replied, 'Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.' 29 Jesus said, 'Come.' Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the strong wind, he was afraid, and starting to sink, he cried out, 'Lord, save me!'
  • John 6:19 : 19 After rowing about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and approaching the boat, and they were frightened.
  • Isa 42:5 : 5 Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all its offspring, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it:
  • Gen 1:6-7 : 6 Then God said, 'Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.' 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.

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  • Job 9:6-7
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    6He shakes the earth from its place, and its pillars tremble.

    7He commands the sun not to rise, and seals up the stars.

  • Job 9:9-10
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    9He made the Bear, Orion, the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.

    10He performs great and unsearchable things, and wonders without number.

  • 6He builds His chambers in the heavens and establishes His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth—the Lord is His name.

  • Ps 104:2-3
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    2You cover Yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent curtain.

    3He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters; He makes the clouds His chariot and walks on the wings of the wind.

  • 12God made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

  • 30Behold, He spreads His light over it and covers the depths of the sea.

  • Job 26:8-12
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    8He binds up the waters in his clouds, yet the cloud is not torn apart beneath them.

    9He covers the face of his throne and spreads his cloud over it.

    10He inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

    11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astounded at his rebuke.

    12By his power he stilled the sea, and by his understanding he struck down Rahab.

  • 9LORD God of Hosts, who is mighty like you, LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you.

  • 9Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.

  • Prov 8:27-29
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    27When He established the heavens, I was there; when He marked out the horizon on the face of the deep.

    28When He strengthened the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong.

    29When He set the boundary for the sea so the waters would not overstep His command, and when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

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    8sheep and cattle, all of them, and even the beasts of the field,

  • 7He gathers the waters of the sea like a heap; He puts the depths into storehouses.

  • 25For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, which lifted the waves of the sea.

  • 15He made the earth by His power, established the world by His wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

  • 8Or who enclosed the sea with doors when it burst forth from the womb,

  • 8He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns deep darkness into morning and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth—the Lord is his name.

  • Ps 65:6-7
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    6You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.

    7You formed the mountains by your strength, being armed with power.

  • 16This is what the LORD says— He who makes a way through the sea and a path through mighty waters,

  • 9He performs great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.

  • 6He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains faithful forever.

  • 9If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,

  • 6You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, the highest heavens, and all their hosts, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.

  • Ps 135:6-7
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    6The LORD does whatever pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all the depths.

    7He brings up clouds from the ends of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain and brings out the wind from His storehouses.

  • 5The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.

  • 22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.

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    3Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies, You have established strength because of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and the avenger.

  • 35This is what the LORD says, the one who sets the sun to give light by day, who established the laws of the moon and stars to give light by night, who stirs the sea and makes its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is his name:

  • 19Your thunder echoed in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and shook.

  • 5Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all its offspring, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it:

  • 1For the choirmaster: A psalm of David.

  • 11You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm, you scattered your enemies.

  • 11and said, 'This far you may come, but no farther; here is where your proud waves must halt.'

  • 25When He gave weight to the wind and measured the waters by measure,

  • 14You have made mankind like the fish of the sea, like sea creatures who have no ruler.

  • 4More than the sounds of many waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea, the LORD on high is mighty.

  • 16The channels of the sea were visible, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at the rebuke of the LORD, at the breath of his nostrils.

  • 18Can you spread out the skies with Him, as firm as a molten mirror?

  • 12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance?