EARTH, VAULT OF THE (אֲגֻדָּה, H99, band, thong, vault). This infrequent word can denote the fetters of prisoners (Isa 58:6), a band of men (2 Sam 2:25) or the “vault” of heaven. “Vault” is possible only in Amos 9:6 (KJV “troop”) where it is parallel to “upper chambers.” The context aids little in defining its usage. (See [http://biblegateway/wiki/Earth, Earth, Circle of the EARTH, CIRCLE OF THE].)

Bibliography M. H. Pope, “Job,” The Anchor Bible (1965), 151; E. J. Young, The Book of Isaiah, I (1965), 396.