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Who has built his upper chamber in heaven,
    and established his vault over the earth;
Who summons the waters of the sea
    and pours them upon the surface of the earth—
    the Lord is his name.(A)

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he builds his lofty palace[a](A) in the heavens
    and sets its foundation[b] on the earth;
he calls for the waters of the sea
    and pours them out over the face of the land—
    the Lord is his name.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 9:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  2. Amos 9:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

He made the Bear and Orion,
    the Pleiades and the constellations of the south;

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He is the Maker(A) of the Bear[a] and Orion,
    the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.(B)

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  1. Job 9:9 Or of Leo

31 Have you tied cords to the Pleiades,[a]
    or loosened the bonds of Orion?

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Footnotes

  1. 38:31–32 Pleiades…Orion…Bear: cf. 9:9. Mazzaroth: it is uncertain what astronomical group is meant by this Hebrew word; perhaps a southern constellation.

31 “Can you bind the chains[a] of the Pleiades?
    Can you loosen Orion’s belt?(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:31 Septuagint; Hebrew beauty