Job 26:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 26:8

6 ^aSheol is naked before Him,
And Destruction has no covering.

7 ^aHe stretches out the north over empty space;
He hangs the earth on nothing.

8 ^aHe binds up the water in His thick clouds,
Yet the clouds¹ are not broken under it.

9 He covers the face of His throne,
And spreads His cloud over it.

10 ^aHe drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters,
At the boundary of light and darkness.

11 The pillars of heaven tremble,
And are¹ astonished at His rebuke.

12 ^aHe stirs up the sea with His power,
And by His understanding He breaks up¹ the storm.

13 ^aBy His Spirit He adorned the heavens;
His hand pierced ^bthe fleeing serpent.

Verse Comparison: Job 26:8

American Standard Version
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent under them.

Amplified® Bible
He holds the waters bound in His clouds [which otherwise would spill on earth all at once], and the cloud is not rent under them.

Contemporary English Version
God stores water in clouds, but they don't burst,

Darby English Version
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.

Good News Bible
It is God who fills the clouds with water and keeps them from bursting with the weight.

King James Version
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

New American Standard Bible
"He wraps up the waters in His clouds, And the cloud does not burst under them.

New International Version
He wraps up the waters in his clouds,
yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.

New King James Version
He binds up the water in His thick clouds,
Yet the clouds are not broken under it.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"He wraps up the waters in His clouds, And the cloud does not burst under them.

Revised Standard Version
He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.

Young's Literal Translation
Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.

New English Translation
He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them.