Job 26:9
He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
Hee holdeth backe the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud vpon it.
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- Psalms 97:2Rank 1 from verse 9
- 1 Kings 8:12Rank 3 from verse 9
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20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
21And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
22And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
23And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see mee, and liue.
21And the LORD said, Beholde, there is a place by mee, and thou shalt stand vpon a rocke.
22And it shall come to passe, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rocke, and will couer thee with my hand, while I passe by.
23And I wil take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my backe parts: but my face shall not be seene.
- Exodus 34:3Rank 6 from verse 9
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3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
4And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
5Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
3‖God came from Teman, and the holy on from mount Paran Selah. His glory couered the heauens and the earth was full of his praise.
4‖And his brightnesse was as the light: he had hornes comming out of his hand, and there was the hiding of his power:
5‖Before him went the pestilence, and burning coales went forth at his feete.
- 1 Timothy 6:16Rank 8 from verse 9
16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
16Who onely hath immortalitie, dwelling in the light, which no man can approch vnto, whom no man hath seene, nor can see: to whom be honour and power euerlasting. Amen.
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Job 26:9
Third-person singular present form of hold. Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent.
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Sense 1: The rear part; a position or direction behind. Sense 2: A return to a former place or condition.
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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.
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A royal seat; by extension, sovereign rule or authority.
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1. Extends, stretches, or expands outward. 2. Lays or applies something over a surface so as to cover it.
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Sense 1: A visible mass of vapour in the sky. Sense 2: Figuratively, a covering or multitude.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
8Hee bindeth vp the waters in his thicke clouds, and the cloud is not rent vnder them.
9He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
9Hee holdeth backe the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud vpon it.
Selected passage10He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
10Hee hath compassed the waters with bounds, †vntill the day and night come to an end.