Job 26:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He wrapsצֹרֵֽר־
(tzo·rer-)
6887a: to bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or crampeda prim. root
up the watersמַ֥יִם
(ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
in His clouds,בְּעָבָ֑יו
(be·'a·vav;)
5645: dark cloud, cloud mass, thicketfrom an unused word
And the cloudעָנָ֣ן
(a·nan)
6051: a cloud mass, cloudfrom an unused word
does not burstנִבְקַ֖ע
(niv·ka)
1234: to cleave, break open or througha prim. root
underתַּחְתָּֽם׃
(tach·tam.)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
He bindeth up
tsarar  (tsaw-rar')
to cramp, literally or figuratively
the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
in his thick clouds
`ab  (awb)
an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse -- clay, (thick) cloud, thick, thicket.
and the cloud
`anan  (aw-nawn')
a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud -- cloud(-y).
is not rent
baqa`  (baw-kah')
to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
under them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He wraps up the waters in His clouds, And the cloud does not burst under them.

King James Bible
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst beneath their weight.

International Standard Version
"He restricts the waters within clouds and the clouds don't burst open under them.

NET Bible
He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He holds the water in his thick clouds, and the clouds don't [even] split under its [weight].

King James 2000 Bible
He binds up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not torn under them.
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