# Job 9.8
**Book:** [Job](/codex/job/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 6. That shaketh the earth out of its place, And the pillars thereof tremble; 7. That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars;
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> **8. That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;**
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> 9. That maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south; 10. That doeth great things past finding out, Yea, marvellous things without number. (Job 9:6-10, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 6. He shakes the earth out of its place. Its pillars tremble. 7. He commands the sun, and it doesn’t rise, and seals up the stars.
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> **8. He alone stretches out the heavens, and treads on the waves of the sea.**
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> 9. He makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the rooms of the south. 10. He does great things past finding out; yes, marvelous things without number. (Job 9:6-10, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 6. Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble. 7. Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
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> **8. Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. waves: Heb. heights**
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> 9. Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. Arcturus: Heb. Ash, Cesil, and Cimah 10. Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number. (Job 9:6-10, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 6. Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves. 7. Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up.
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> **8. Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,**
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> 9. Making Osh, Kesil, and Kimah, And the inner chambers of the south. 10. Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering. (Job 9:6-10, YLT)
## Setting
- **Speaker:** narrator + Job + friends + LORD (multi-voiced dialogue)
- **Audience:** wisdom-tradition Israel
- **Location:** land of Uz (Edomite region)
- **Time period:** events possibly patriarchal-era; composed unclear, likely c. 1500-500 BC
## Theological reading
## Key words
_No Strong's-tagged lexicon matches found in this passage. (Lexicon coverage is curated, ~159 of the most apologetically-loaded Greek/Hebrew terms.)_
## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.
## Quoted in
**Arguments and defeaters:**
- [Jesus Never Claimed to Be God Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-never-claimed-to-be-god-objection-defeater/)
**Concepts:**
- [Expansion of the Universe](/codex/expansion-of-the-universe/)