He commandeth the Sun, and it riseth not: he closeth up the stars, as under a signet.

He himself alone spreadeth out the heavens, and walketh upon the height of the Sea.

He maketh the stars [a]Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the climates of the South.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 9:9 These are the names of certain stars whereby he meaneth that all stars both known and unknown are at his appointment.

He speaks to the sun and it does not shine;(A)
    he seals off the light of the stars.(B)
He alone stretches out the heavens(C)
    and treads on the waves of the sea.(D)
He is the Maker(E) of the Bear[a] and Orion,
    the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 9:9 Or of Leo