Job 26:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He conceals the face of the full moon, shrouding it with his clouds.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 97:2 : 2 Dark clouds surround him; equity and justice are the foundation of his throne.
  • Hab 3:3-5 : 3 God comes from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His splendor has covered the skies, the earth is full of his glory. 4 His brightness will be as lightning; a two-pronged lightning bolt flashing from his hand. This is the outward display of his power. 5 Plague will go before him; pestilence will march right behind him.
  • 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.
  • Exod 20:21 : 21 The people kept their distance, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.
  • Exod 33:20-23 : 20 But he added,“You cannot see my face, for no one can see me and live.” 21 The LORD said,“Here is a place by me; you will station yourself on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and will cover you with my hand while I pass by. 23 Then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back, but my face must not be seen.”
  • Exod 34:3 : 3 No one is to come up with you; do not let anyone be seen anywhere on the mountain; not even the flocks or the herds may graze in front of that mountain.”
  • 1 Kgs 8:12 : 12 Then Solomon said,“The LORD has said that he lives in thick darkness.
  • Job 22:14 : 14 Thick clouds are a veil for him, so he does not see us, as he goes back and forth in the vault of heaven.’

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