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Job 37:18 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Job 37:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 37 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?”
Job 37:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 37:18
Hast thou with him spread out the sky (תַּרְקִיעַ שְׁחָקִים, tarqia shechaqim)—the verb רָקַע (raqa) means to stamp, beat out, or spread like hammering metal into thin sheets. The heavens appear strong (חֲזָקִים, chazaqim, firm/solid) as a molten looking glass (מַרְאָה יְצוּקָה, mareh yetzuqah), referring to polished bronze mirrors. Ancient Near Eastern cosmology pictured the sky as a solid dome (raqia, Genesis 1:6-8) beaten out like bronze, reflecting light brilliantly.Elihu's challenge: Did you assist God in spreading the heavens? The question devastates human pretension. Isaiah 40:22 simila...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 37:18
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“your Redeemer”
“Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:”
“and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain”
“and its base of brass”
“and marked off the sky with his span”
“I was there; when he set a circle on the surface of the deep”
“Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.”
“and treads on the waves of the sea.”
“you heavens of heavens”
“Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”