Job 9:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 9:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 9:7 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 9:7 — KJV
“Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.”
— Job 9:7 (KJV)
Job 9:7 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 9:7
“And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:7: sun, stars
“And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. divided: or, imparted”
Shares key themes with Job 9:7: sun, stars
“And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:7: sun, riseth
“The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:7: sun, riseth
“Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:7: sun, stars
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