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Job 9:8–11

who alone fstretched out the heavens

and trampled the waves of the sea;

who gmade hthe Bear and iOrion,

the Pleiades jand the chambers of the south;

10  who does kgreat things beyond searching out,

and marvelous things beyond number.

11  Behold, he passes by me, and I lsee him not;

he moves on, but I do not perceive him.

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Job 9:8–11 — The New International Version (NIV)

He alone stretches out the heavens

and treads on the waves of the sea.

He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion,

the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.

10 He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed,

miracles that cannot be counted.

11 When he passes me, I cannot see him;

when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.

Job 9:8–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Which alone spreadeth out the heavens,

And treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

Which maketh Arcturus, Orion,

And Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.

10 Which doeth great things past finding out;

Yea, and wonders without number.

11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not:

He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

Job 9:8–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)

He alone has spread out the heavens

and marches on the waves of the sea.

He made all the stars—the Bear and Orion,

the Pleiades and the constellations of the southern sky.

10 He does great things too marvelous to understand.

He performs countless miracles.

11 “Yet when he comes near, I cannot see him.

When he moves by, I do not see him go.

Job 9:8–11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

He alone spreads out the heavens,

And treads on the waves of the sea;

He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,

And the chambers of the south;

10 He does great things past finding out,

Yes, wonders without number.

11 If He goes by me, I do not see Him;

If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;

Job 9:8–11 — New Century Version (NCV)

He alone stretches out the skies

and walks on the waves of the sea.

It is God who made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades

and the groups of stars in the southern sky.

10 He does wonders that cannot be understood;

he does so many miracles they cannot be counted.

11 When he passes me, I cannot see him;

when he goes by me, I do not recognize him.

Job 9:8–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)

That alone stretcheth out the heavens,

And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;

That maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,

And the chambers of the south;

10 That doeth great things past finding out,

Yea, marvellous things without number.

11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not:

He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

Job 9:8–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the high waves of the sea; Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south; 10 Who doeth great things past finding out, and wonders without number. 11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not; and he passeth along, and I perceive him not.

Job 9:8–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

He stretches out the heavens by himself 

and walks on the waves of the sea. 

He made ⸤the constellations⸥ Ursa Major, Orion, and the Pleiades, 

and the clusters of stars in the south. 

10 He does great things that are unsearchable 

and miracles that cannot be numbered. 

11 He passes alongside of me, and I don’t even see him. 

He goes past me, and I don’t even notice him. 

Job 9:8–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

He alone stretches out the heavens

and treads on the waves of the sea.

He makes the stars: the Bear, Orion,

the Pleiades, and the constellations of the southern sky.

10 He does great and unsearchable things,

wonders without number.

11 If He passes by me, I wouldn’t see Him;

if He goes right by, I wouldn’t recognize Him.

Job 9:8–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

who alone stretched out the heavens

and trampled the waves of the Sea;

who made the Bear and Orion,

the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;

10 who does great things beyond understanding,

and marvelous things without number.

11 Look, he passes by me, and I do not see him;

he moves on, but I do not perceive him.

Job 9:8–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

He is the one who alone stretches out the heavens

and who tramples on the waves of the sea.

He is the one who made the Bear and Orion,

the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.

10 He is the one who does great things beyond understanding

and marvelous things beyond number.

11 “If he passes by me, I would not see him;

and if he should move on, I would not recognize him.

Job 9:8–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

He’s the only one who can spread the heavens out.

He alone can walk on the waves of the ocean.

He made the Big Dipper and Orion.

He created the Pleiades and the southern stars.

10 He does wonderful things that can’t be understood.

He does miracles that can’t even be counted.

11 When he passes by me, I can’t see him.

When he goes past me, I can’t recognize him.

Job 9:8–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Who alone stretches out the heavens

And tramples down the waves of the sea;

Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades,

And the chambers of the south;

10 Who does great things, unfathomable,

And wondrous works without number.

11 “Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him;

Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him.


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