Job 9:8, 9

Job 9:8

Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

a. NLT: He alone has spread out the heavens and marches on the waves of the sea.

b. NIV: He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.

c. YLT: Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,

d. Amplified Bible Classic: Who alone stretches out the heavens and treads upon the waves and high places of the sea;

e. Septuagint: Who alone has stretched out the heavens, and walks on the sea as on firm ground.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: Who alone stretches out the heavens, and treads upon the crests of the sea;

1. “Which alone spreadeth out the heavens…”

a. [Which] alone [Strong: 905 bad bad from 909; properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides:--alone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.]

b. spreadeth out [5186 * natah] [Strong: a primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows):--+ afternoon, apply, bow (down, - ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.]

c. the heavens [8064 * shamayim] [Strong: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve):--air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).]

1). God alone created the heavens.

a). Isaiah 40:22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

2). He created them to declare His glory.

a). Psalm 19:1-6 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

19:2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

19:3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

19:4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

19:5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

19:6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

3). He has named everyone of them.

a). Psalm 147:4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

2. “…and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.”

a. and treadeth [1869 * darak] [Strong: a primitive root; to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending):--archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.]

b. upon [Strong: 5921 `al al properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications (as follow):--above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, X with.]

c. the waves [1116 * bamah] [Strong: from an unused root (meaning to be high); an elevation:--height, high place, wave.]

d. of the sea [3220 *  yam] [Strong: from an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south:--sea (X -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).]

1). David writes that the LORD sits upon the flood.

a). Psalm 29:10 The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.

2). Jesus walked on water.

a). Matthew 14:23-25 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

14:24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

14:25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

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 Bear 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.]

1). In this portion of the verse Job specifically mentions three constellations. What is interesting is that later in the book when the LORD is speaking, He mentions the same constellations. Henry M. Morris co-author of the book The Genesis Flood and founder of Institute of Creation Research (who has since gone on to be with the Lord), wrote:  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.  Institute Of Creation Research Daily Devotional 2/23/11.

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).]