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OET (OET-LV) [one_who]_stretches_out [the]_heavens for_him/it_being_alone and_treads on [the]_high_places of_[the]_sea.
OET (OET-RV) The one who stretches out space all by himself,
⇔ and treads on the tops of the waves in the sea.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
נֹטֶ֣ה שָׁמַ֣יִם לְבַדּ֑וֹ וְ֝דוֹרֵ֗ךְ עַל־בָּ֥מֳתֵי יָֽם
stretches_out heavens for=him/it=being_alone and,treads on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in waves sea
People in this culture believed that the heavens (that is, the sky) were a solid object that God had stretched out over a framework in order to cover the earth. For example, Isaiah 40:22 says, “He stretches out the heavens like a curtain and spreads them out like a tent to live in.” You could retain the reference to God stretching out the heavens in your translation, and it may seem like a figure of speech to your readers. Alternatively, you could state the meaning plainly. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “God alone created the sky and treads on the waves of the sea”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וְ֝דוֹרֵ֗ךְ עַל־בָּ֥מֳתֵי יָֽם
and,treads on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in waves sea
As a note to 7:12 explains, people in this culture considered the sea to be the realm of chaos. When Job speaks of God treading on the waves of the sea, he is speaking as if God were literally trampling down the forces of chaos with his feet. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “and subduing the watery forces of chaos”
9:1-35 Job responded to Bildad by describing God’s cosmic and judicial power. His speech sounds like a complicated legal case, with a summons and response (9:3, 14-16, 19b, 32), the possibility of self-incrimination (9:20), an arbiter (9:33-34), an accusatory question (9:12), a legal sentence (9:22), and a declaration of guilt (9:28-30).
OET (OET-LV) [one_who]_stretches_out [the]_heavens for_him/it_being_alone and_treads on [the]_high_places of_[the]_sea.
OET (OET-RV) The one who stretches out space all by himself,
⇔ and treads on the tops of the waves in the sea.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.