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Job 9:6 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Job 9:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 9 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.”
Job 9:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 9:6
Job continues: 'Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.' The verb 'shaketh' (ragaz, רָגַז) means to quake, tremble, or be agitated. Ancient cosmology conceived earth resting on pillars or foundations (1 Samuel 2:8, Psalm 75:3), which God can destabilize at will. The earth's 'pillars' (ammud, עַמּוּד) 'tremble' (palas, פָּלַס), creating image of earthquake shaking creation's very foundations.Job's imagery describes divine power that can undo creation itself. The God who established earth's foundations (Job 38:4-6) can equally shake them. This cosmic power make...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 9:6
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“The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.”
“it is a little while”
“but now he has promised”
“The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.”
“and into the clefts of the ragged rocks”
“and into the holes of the earth”
“you earth”
“and the earth will be shaken out of its place in the wrath of Yahweh of Armies”