Job 26:10
Strong's Lexicon
He has inscribed
חָ֭ג (ḥāḡ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2328: 1) to encircle, encompass, describe a circle, draw round, make a circle 1a) (Qal) to encircle, encompass

a horizon
חֹֽק־ (ḥōq-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2706: 1) statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due 1a) prescribed task 1b) prescribed portion 1c) action prescribed (for oneself), resolve 1d) prescribed due 1e) prescribed limit, boundary 1f) enactment, decree, ordinance 1f1) specific decree 1f2) law in general 1g) enactments, statutes 1g1) conditions 1g2) enactments 1g3) decrees 1g4) civil enactments prescribed by God

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

the face
פְּנֵי־ (pə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

of the waters
מָ֑יִם (mā·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4325: 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)

at
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even

the boundary
תַּכְלִ֖ית (taḵ·lîṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8503: 1) end, perfection, consummation, completion, completeness 1a) end 1b) completeness

between
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5973: 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as 1e) beside, except 1f) in spite of

light
א֣וֹר (’ō·wr)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 216: 1) light 1a) light of day 1b) light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars) 1c) day-break, dawn, morning light 1d) daylight 1e) lightning 1f) light of lamp 1g) light of life 1h) light of prosperity 1i) light of instruction 1j) light of face (fig.) 1k) Jehovah as Israel's light

and darkness.
חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ (ḥō·šeḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2822: 1) darkness, obscurity 1a) darkness 1b) secret place

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

Young's Literal Translation
A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He laid out the horizon on  the surface of the watersat the boundary between  light and darkness.

New American Standard Bible
"He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters At the boundary of light and darkness.

King James Bible
He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters for a boundary between light and darkness.

New Living Translation
He created the horizon when he separated the waters; he set the boundary between day and night.

English Standard Version
He has inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

New American Standard Bible
"He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters At the boundary of light and darkness.

King James Bible
He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He laid out the horizon on the surface of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

International Standard Version
He has delimited a boundary over the surface of the oceans as a limit between light and darkness.

NET Bible
He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness.

American Standard Version
He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.

English Revised Version
He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.

Young's Literal Translation
A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness.
















Cross References
Job 26:11
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

Job 38:1
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Job 38:19
Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

Job 38:20
That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

Job 38:24
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

Proverbs 8:27
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

Proverbs 8:29
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 26:9
He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

Job 26:8
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

Job 26:7
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
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