He commands the sun, and it does not rise;
He seals off the stars;
(A)He alone spreads out the heavens,
And [a]treads on the [b]waves of the sea;
(B)He made [c]the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south;

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  1. Job 9:8 walks
  2. Job 9:8 Lit. heights
  3. Job 9:9 Heb. Ash, Kesil, and Kimah

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