Job 26:9

“He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.”

"He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it." - Job 26:9
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What does Job 26:9 mean?

Job 26:9 (KJV) says, "He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it." This verse is taken from the book of Job in the Old Testament, and it is part of a larger passage in which Job is responding to his friends who are attempting to understand the…

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Veils of Glory: Understanding God's Sovereign Majesty

**Scriptural Reflection:** "He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it." - Job 26:9 (KJV) In the heart of the book of Job lies a profound declaration of God's majesty and the mysterious ways in which He governs the universe. Job, amidst his…

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A Prayer for Divine Revelation and Understanding

Heavenly Father, As I pause in Your presence, I am filled with awe at the majesty and might that You embody. Just as Job reminded us in Job 26:9, "He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it," I reflect on the profound reality that You, the Creator of…

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Job 26:9 - "He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it."
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"They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey." - Job 9:26
Job 26:1 - "But Job answered and said,"
"But Job answered and said," - Job 26:1
Job 9:1 - "Then Job answered and said,"
Job 26:11 - "The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof."
"Then Job answered and said," - Job 9:1
Job 26:6 - "Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering."
Job 1:9 - "Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?"
Job 26:5 - "Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof."
Job 28:26 - "When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:"
Job 34:26 - "He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;"
Job 38:26 - "To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;"
Job 31:26 - "If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;"
Job 9:9 - "Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south."
Job 21:26 - "They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them."
Job 26:10 - "He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end."
Job 6:26 - "Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?"
Job 41:26 - "The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon."
Job 39:26 - "Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?"
Job 26:4 - "To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?"
Genesis 26:9
Job 26:12 - "He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud."
Job 1:9 no words
Job 26:7 - "He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing."
Job 26:8 - "He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them."
Job 1:9 no words
Job 26:13 - "By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent."