Job 9:8

New International Reader's Version

He’s the only one who can spread out the heavens. He alone can walk on the waves of the ocean.

Cross References

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:26

All the gods of the nations are like their statues. They can’t do anything. But the Lord made the heavens.

Job 26:13

His breath made the skies bright and clear. His hand wounded the serpent that glides through the sea.

Job 26:7

He spreads out the northern skies over empty space. He hangs the earth over nothing.

Job 37:18

Can you help God spread out the skies? They are as hard as a mirror that’s made out of bronze.

Job 38:11

I said, ‘You can come this far. But you can’t come any farther. Here is where your proud waves have to stop.’

Job 38:16

“Have you traveled to the springs at the bottom of the ocean? Have you walked in its deepest parts?

Psalm 33:6

The heavens were made when the Lord commanded it to happen. All the stars were created by the breath of his mouth.

Psalm 77:19

Your path led through the Red Sea. You walked through the mighty waters. But your footprints were not seen.

Isaiah 40:22

God sits on his throne high above the earth. Its people look like grasshoppers to him. He spreads out the heavens like a cover. He sets it up like a tent to live in.

Isaiah 42:5

God created the heavens and stretches them out. The Lord spreads out the earth with everything that grows on it. He gives breath to its people. He gives life to those who walk on it. He says to his servant,

Isaiah 44:24

The Lord says, “People of Israel, I set you free. I formed you when you were born as a nation. “I am the Lord. I am the Maker of everything. I alone stretch out the heavens. I spread out the earth by myself.

Isaiah 51:13

How can you forget me? I made you. I stretch out the heavens. I lay the foundations of the earth. Why are you terrified every day? Is it because those who are angry with you are crushing you? Is it because they are trying to destroy you? Their anger can’t harm you anymore.

Jeremiah 10:11

The Lord speaks to the Jews living in Babylon. He says, “Here is what you must tell the people of the nations. Tell them, ‘Your gods did not make the heavens and the earth. In fact, these gods will disappear from the earth. They will vanish from under the heavens.’ ”

Jeremiah 10:12

But God used his power to make the earth. His wisdom set the world in place. His understanding spread out the heavens.

Jeremiah 51:15

“I used my power to make the earth. I used my wisdom to set the world in place. I used my understanding to spread out the heavens.

Zechariah 12:1

This is a prophecy. It is the Lord’s message about Israel. The Lord spreads out the heavens. He lays the foundation of the earth. He creates the human spirit within a person. He says,

John 6:19

They rowed about three or four miles. Then they saw Jesus coming toward the boat. He was walking on the water. They were frightened.