9 He is the Maker of the Bear[1] and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.

Other Translations of Job 9:9

King James Version

9 Which maketh Arcturus, Arcturus...: Heb. Ash, Cesil, and Cimah Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.

English Standard Version

9 who made the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;

The Message

9 He designed the Big Dipper and Orion, the Pleiades and Alpha Centauri.

New King James Version

9 He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;

New Living Translation

9 He made all the stars-the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the southern sky.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 9:9

Commentary on Job 9:1-13

(Read Job 9:1-13)

In this answer Job declared that he did not doubt the justice of God, when he denied himself to be a hypocrite; for how should man be just with God? Before him he pleaded guilty of sins more than could be counted; and if God should contend with him in judgment, he could not justify one out of a thousand, of all the thoughts, words, and actions of his life; therefore he deserved worse than all his present sufferings. When Job mentions the wisdom and power of God, he forgets his complaints. We are unfit to judge of God's proceedings, because we know not what he does, or what he designs. God acts with power which no creature can resist. Those who think they have strength enough to help others, will not be able to help themselves against it.