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Job 26:9 Cross-References
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“He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.”
Job 26:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 26:9
He holdeth back the face of his throne—The verb achaz (אָחַז) means to grasp, seize, or restrain, while pene kise (פְּנֵי כִסֵּא) literally means 'the face of [his] throne.' Job describes God veiling His throne's glory from human sight. And spreadeth his cloud upon it uses parshez (פַּרְשֶׁז, spreading) with anan (עָנָן, cloud), the divine covering that both reveals and conceals God's presence (Exodus 19:9, 1 Kings 8:10-11).This poetic image captures God's transcendence—His glory is too overwhelming for creatures to behold directly. The cloud represents both God's presence and the necessary me...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 26:9
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“Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.”
“so that he doesn't see. He walks on the vault of the sky.'”
“Yahweh has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.”
“You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live.”
“καὶ μηδεὶς ἀναβήτω μετὰ σοῦ μηδὲ ὀφθήτω ἐν παντὶ τῷ ὄρει καὶ τὰ πρόβατα καὶ αἱ βόες μὴ νεμέσθωσαν πλησίον τοῦ ὄρους ἐκείνου”
“and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.”
“the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens”
“dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen”