Job 9:9

Job 9:9

Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south."

a. NLT: He made all the stars—the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the southern sky.

b. NIV: He is the Maker of the Bearfn and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.

c. YLT: Making Osh, Kesil, and Kimah, And the inner chambers of the south.

d. Amplified Bible Classic: Who made [the constellations] the Bear, Orion, and the [loose cluster] Pleiades, and the [vast starry] spaces of the south;

e. Septuagint: Who makes Pleias, and Hesperus, and Arcturus, and the chambers of the south. 

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: Who made Ursa Minor, Orion and Pleiades, and the southern constellations.

1. “Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades…”

a. which maketh [6213 * `asah aw-saw' a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows):--accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.]

b. Arcturus [5906 * `Ayish ah'-yish or mAsh {awsh}; from 5789; the constellation of the Great Bear (perhaps from its migration through the heavens):-- Arcturus.]

c. Orion [3685 * Kciyl] [Strong: the same as 3684; any notable constellation; specifically Orion (as if a burly one):--constellation, Orion.]

d. Pleiades [3598 * Kiymah] [Strong: from the same as 3558; a cluster of stars, i.e. the Pleiades:--Pleiades, seven stars.]

2. “…and the chambers of the south."

a. and the chambers [2315 * cheder] [Strong: from 2314; an apartment (usually literal):--((bed) inner)chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, + south, X within.]

b. of the south [8486 * teyman; or teman] [Strong: denominative from 3225; the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east):--south (side, -ward, wind).]

1). Institute Of Creation Research Daily Devotional 2/23/11. The book of Job is the oldest book in the Bible. It is not surprising, therefore, that it contains a number of references to creation and the Flood, for these great events were still relatively fresh in the thinking of Job and his contemporaries. The first of these creation references in Job is our text above, and it is remarkable that it centers especially on the stars and their constellations. Still another constellation is mentioned in Job 26:13: "By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent." Finally: "Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?" (Job 38:31-33). The term "Mazzaroth" actually means the twelve constellations of the Zodiac. Thus, God not only created the stars, but arranged them in star groupings that could be used for "signs, and for seasons" (Genesis 1:14). Since God does nothing without a holy purpose, we can be sure that these sidereal signs were not to be used as astrological signs. God's Word, in fact, forbids the practice of astrology (e.g., Isaiah 47:12-14). The constellations must all in some way have testified of the coming Savior. "For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ" (2 Corinthians 4:6).Before the Scriptures were given, the testimony of God's primeval promises had somehow been written indelibly in the heavens, for those in earth's earliest ages who had eyes and hearts to see. HMM