Job Chapter 9 verse 7 Holy Bible
That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars;
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Who gives orders to the sun, and it does not give its light; and who keeps the stars from shining.
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Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, and he sealeth up the stars;
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Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
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Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
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Who commands the sun, and it doesn't rise, And seals up the stars;
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Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 7. - Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not. A magnificent idea of God's power, and, of course, quite true. All the movements of the earth and of the heavenly bodies are movements which God causes, and could at any moment suspend. The sun only rises upon the earth each day because God causes it to rise. If he were once to intermit his hand, the whole universe would fall into confusion. And sealeth up the stars. Either covers them with a thick darkness, which their rays cannot penetrate, or otherwise renders them invisible. The idea is that God, if he pleases, can remove the stars out of man's sight, hide them away, seal them up.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) And sealeth up the stars--Comp. Job 41:15. The idea of shutting up, taking away the power of, &c., is contained in the expression "sealing."
