Who commands the (A)sun [a]not to shine,
And puts a seal on the stars;
Who alone (B)stretches out the heavens,
And [b](C)tramples down the waves of the sea;
Who makes the (D)Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the [c](E)constellations of the south.

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  1. Job 9:7 Lit and it does not shine
  2. Job 9:8 Lit treads upon the heights of
  3. Job 9:9 Lit chambers

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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  1. Job 9:9 Or of Leo