Passage

Job 9.8

Book: Job · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (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;"

"8. That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;"

"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)

"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."

"8. He alone stretches out the heavens, and treads on the waves of the sea."

"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)

"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."

"8. Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. ^{waves: Heb. heights}"

"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)

"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."

"8. Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,"

"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.)

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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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