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Job 37

Job 37:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Hast thou with him spreadi out
raqa` (Hebrew #7554)
to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)
KJV usage: beat, make broad, spread abroad (forth, over, out, into plates), stamp, stretch.
Pronounce: raw-kah'
Origin: a primitive root
the sky
shachaq (Hebrew #7834)
a powder (as beaten small): by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament
KJV usage: cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.
Pronounce: shakh'-ak
Origin: from 7833
, which is strong
chazaq (Hebrew #2389)
strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
KJV usage: harder, hottest, + impudent, loud, mighty, sore, stiff(-hearted), strong(-er).
Pronounce: khaw-zawk'
Origin: from 2388
, and as a molten
yatsaq (Hebrew #3332)
properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
KJV usage: cast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down, stedfast.
Pronounce: yaw-tsak'
Origin: a primitive root
looking glass
r'iy (Hebrew #7209)
a mirror (as seen)
KJV usage: looking glass.
Pronounce: reh-ee'
Origin: from 7200
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Isa. 40:22• 22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: (Isa. 40:22)
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Isa. 44:24• 24Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; (Isa. 44:24)

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Glass; Looking Glass,
Looking Glass

Cross References

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Job 9:8‑9• 8Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
 9Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. (Job 9:8‑9)
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Gen. 1:6‑8• 6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
 7And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
 8And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. (Gen. 1:6‑8)
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Psa. 104:2• 2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: (Psa. 104:2)
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Psa. 148:4‑6• 4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
 5Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.
 6He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass. (Psa. 148:4‑6)
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Psa. 150:1• 1Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. (Psa. 150:1)
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Prov. 8:27• 27When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: (Prov. 8:27)
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Isa. 40:12,22• 12Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
 22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: (Isa. 40:12,22)
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Isa. 44:24• 24Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; (Isa. 44:24)
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Ex. 38:8• 8And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. (Ex. 38:8)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Hast thou with him spread out the sky, firm, like a molten mirror?