JOB 9:8 Parallel Verse View

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ULT stretching out the heavens by himself
⇔ and treading on the waves of the sea;

UST God created the sky all by himself.
⇔ God defeated the forces of chaos so that he could make an orderly universe.

BSB He alone stretches out the heavens
⇔ and treads on the waves of the sea.

OEB He strecheth the heavens all alone;
⇔ He treadeth the heights of the sea.

WEB He alone stretches out the heavens,
⇔ and treads on the waves of the sea.

NET he alone spreads out the heavens,
 ⇔ and treads on the waves of the sea;

LSV Stretching out the heavens by Himself,
And treading on the heights of the sea,

FBV He alone is the one who stretches out the heavens and walks on the waves of the sea.

T4T He alone ◄stretched out/put in place► the sky;
⇔ he alone puts his feet on the waves (OR, on the huge sea monster).

LEB • He is the one who alone stretches out the heavens and who tramples on the waves of the sea.

BBE By whose hand the heavens were stretched out, and who is walking on the waves of the sea:

MOF No MOF JOB book available

JPS Who alone stretcheth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

ASV That alone stretcheth out the heavens,
 ⇔ And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;

DRA Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and walketh upon the waves of the sea.

YLT Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,

DBY Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the high waves of the sea;

RV Which alone stretcheth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

WBS Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

KJB Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.[fn]
(Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.)

9.8 waves: Heb. heights

BB He hym selfe alone spreadeth out the heauens, and goeth vpon the waues of the sea.
(He himself alone spreadeth out the heavens, and goeth/goes upon the waues of the sea.)

GNV Hee himselfe alone spreadeth out the heauens, and walketh vpon the height of the sea.
(Hee himself alone spreadeth out the heavens, and walketh upon the height of the sea. )

CB He himself alone spredeth out ye heauens, and goeth vpon the wawes of the see.
(He himself alone spredeth out ye/you_all heavens, and goeth/goes upon the wawes of the see.)

WYC Which aloone stretchith forth heuenes, and goith on the wawis of the see.
(Which alone stretchith forth heavens, and goeth/goes on the wawis of the see.)

LUT Er breitet den Himmel aus allein und gehet auf den Wogen des Meers.
(Er breitet the heaven out of allein and gehet on the Wogen the Meers.)

CLV Qui extendit cælos solus, et graditur super fluctus maris.[fn]
(Who extendit cælos solus, and graditur super wave maris.)

9.8 Qui extendit cœlos. Ibid. Id est, apostolos a Judæis fugatos ubique facit honorari. Solus. Qui mire hoc dispensavit, et cum amaritudo mundi in nece bonorum sæviret. Graditur super fluctus, id est, calcat dum mitigat admiratione signorum. Jeremias: Posui arenam terminum mari Jer. 5, id est, ad frangendam gloriam mundi, abjectos et pauperes elegit; dum autem mare sævit, Ecclesia proficit.

9.8 Who extendit cœlos. Ibid. Id it_is, apostolos a Yudæis fugatos ubique facit honorari. Solus. Who mire hoc dispensavit, and when/with amaritudo mundi in nece bonorum sæviret. Graditur super fluctus, id it_is, calcat dum mitigat admiratione signorum. Yeremias: Posui arenam terminum mari Yer. 5, id it_is, to frangendam gloriam mundi, abyectos and pauperes elegit; dum however the_sea sævit, Ecclesia proficit.

BRN Who alone has stretched out the heavens, and walks on the sea as on firm ground.

BrLXX Ὁ τανύσας τὸν οὐρανὸν μόνος, καὶ περιπατῶν ὡς ἐπʼ ἐδάφους ἐπὶ θαλάσσης·
(Ho tanusas ton ouranon monos, kai peripatōn hōs epʼ edafous epi thalassaʸs; )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

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”

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