Job 9:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 9:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 9:8 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. waves: Heb. heights" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 9:8 — KJV
“Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. waves: Heb. heights”
— Job 9:8 (KJV)
Job 9:8 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 9:8
“And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat. a summer...: Heb. a parlour of cooling”
Shares key themes with Job 9:8: alone, sea, heb
“Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:8: alone, heavens, sea
“Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise ye the LORD. Praise: Heb. Hallelujah, etc”
Shares key themes with Job 9:8: heavens, heb, heights
“That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled! scattered...: or, outspread and polished meted...: or, that meteth out and treadeth down: Heb. of line, line, and treading under foot have...: or, despise”
Shares key themes with Job 9:8: treadeth, sea, heb
“Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;”
Shares key themes with Job 9:8: alone, spreadeth, heavens
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