King James Version
Job 26:8 in the King James Version says “He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.” — study this verse from Job chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.”
Job 26:8 · KJV
Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. until: Heb. until the end of light with darkness
KJV Study — Public Domain
“in his thick clouds”
H5645properly, an envelope, i.e., darkness (or density, 2 chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
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