Job 26:10
He hath traced a fixed circle over the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.This verse in the real world
When
In what words
- חוּגchûwgto describe a circle
- חֹשֶׁךְchôshekthe dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance,
- אוֹרʼôwrillumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- חֹקchôqan enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
- מַיִםmayimwater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- פָּנִיםpânîymthe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 8:29, Job 38:8–11, Jer 5:22, Psa 33:7, Gen 8:22, Psa 104:6–9, Isa 54:9–10