Job 26:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 26:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 26:9 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 26:9 — KJV
“He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.”
— Job 26:9 (KJV)
Job 26:9 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 26:9
“And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.”
Shares key themes with Job 26:9: back, face
“And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:”
Shares key themes with Job 26:9: face, cloud
“And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.”
Shares key themes with Job 26:9: back, face
“And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou LORD art among this people, that thou LORD art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.”
Shares key themes with Job 26:9: face, cloud
“For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs. turned their...: Heb. given the neck”
Shares key themes with Job 26:9: back, face
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