Job 26:8-10

Contemporary English Version

⁸God stores water in clouds,
    but they don't burst,
⁹and he wraps them around
    the face of the moon.
¹⁰On the surface of the ocean,
God has drawn a boundary line
    between light and darkness.

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Job 26:8-10

King James Version

⁸He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

⁹He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

¹⁰He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

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Job 26:8-10

New International Version

⁸He wraps up the waters^(A) in his clouds,^(B)
    yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.
⁹He covers the face of the full moon,
    spreading his clouds^(C) over it.
¹⁰He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters^(D)
    for a boundary between light and darkness.^(E)

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Job 26:8-10

New King James Version

⁸^(A)He binds up the water in His thick clouds,
Yet the clouds ^[a]are not broken under it.
⁹He covers the face of His throne,
And spreads His cloud over it.
¹⁰^(B)He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters,
At the boundary of light and darkness.