Job 26:9
He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
King James Version
In Context
8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
10He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
Cross References
Exodus 33:20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
1 Kings 8:12Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in thick darkness.
Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
1 Timothy 6:16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
Matthew Henry on Job 26:6-14
The Wisdom and Power of God. ( b. c. 1520.) 5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. 6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. 7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. 8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. 9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. 10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. 11… Read the whole commentary →