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Job 9:8 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Job 9:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 9 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. waves: Heb. heights”
Job 9:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 9:8
Job proclaims God's exclusive creative work: 'Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.' The word 'alone' (bad, בַּד) emphasizes God's sole agency—no divine council or assistants, only God creates. 'Spreadeth out' (natah, נָטָה) pictures stretching a tent (Isaiah 40:22, 42:5), while 'treadeth upon' (darak, דָּרַךְ) suggests dominion and control. Walking on sea waves demonstrates mastery over chaos (compare Christ walking on water, Matthew 14:25).Job's monotheistic confession strengthens his dilemma: if one God alone creates and controls everything, then thi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 9:8
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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”
“who stretches out the heavens”
“with him”
“the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth.”
“The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth”
“{The night was equally divided into four watches”
“he who created the heavens and stretched them out”
“'Here you may come”