Job 26:9

Geneva Bible (1560)

He holdeth backe the face of his throne: and spreadeth his cloude vpon it.

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  • Ps 97:2 : 2 Cloudes and darkenes are round about him: righteousnesse and iudgement are the foundation of his throne.
  • Hab 3:3-5 : 3 God commeth from Teman, & the holy one from mount Paran, Selah. His glory couereth the heauens, & the earth is full of his prayse, 4 And his brightnes was as the light: he had hornes coming out of his hands, and there was the hiding of his power. 5 Before him went the pestilence, and burning coales went forth before his feete.
  • 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 Who onely hath immortalitie, and dwelleth in the light that none can attaine vnto, whom neuer man sawe, neither can see, vnto whome bee honour and power euerlasting, Amen.
  • Exod 20:21 : 21 So the people stoode afarre off, but Moses drew neere vnto the darkenes where God was.
  • Exod 33:20-23 : 20 Furthermore he sayde, Thou canst not see my face, for there shall no man see me, and liue. 21 Also the Lord sayd, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand vpon the rocke: 22 And while my glory passeth by, I will put thee in a cleft of the rocke, and will couer thee with mine hand whiles I passe by. 23 After I will take away mine hande, & thou shalt see my backe parts: but my face shal not be seene.
  • Exod 34:3 : 3 But let no man come vp with thee, neither let any man be seene throughout all the mount, neyther let the sheepe nor cattell feede before this mount.
  • 1 Kgs 8:12 : 12 Then spake Salomon, The Lord said, that he woulde dwell in the darke cloude.
  • Job 22:14 : 14 The cloudes hide him that he can not see, and he walketh in the circle of heauen.

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