Ayub 9:7

9:7 he who commands the sun and ¹  it does not shine ² 

and seals up ³  the stars;

Yesaya 13:13

13:13 So I will shake the heavens, ⁴ 

and the earth will shake loose from its foundation, ⁵ 

because of the fury of the Lord who commands armies,

in the day he vents his raging anger. ⁶ 

Yesaya 13:2

13:2 ⁷ On a bare hill raise a signal flag,

shout to them,

wave your hand,

so they might enter the gates of the princes!

1 Petrus 3:10

3:10 For

the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep ⁸  his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.

[9:7]  ¹ tn The form could also be subordinated, “that it shine not” (see further GKC 323 §109.g).

[9:7]  ² tn The verb זָרַח (zarakh) means “rise.” This is the ordinary word for the sunrise. But here it probably has the idea of “shine; glisten,” which is also attested in Hebrew and Aramaic.

[9:7]  sn There are various views on the meaning of this line in this verse. Some think it refers to some mysterious darkness like the judgment in Egypt (Exod 10:21-23), or to clouds building (3:5), often in accompaniment of earthquakes (see Joel 2:10, 3:15-16; Isa 13:10-13). It could also refer to an eclipse. All this assumes that the phenomenon here is limited to the morning or the day; but it could simply be saying that God controls light and darkness.

[9:7]  ³ tn The verb חָתַם (khatam) with בְּעַד (bÿ’ad) before its complement, means “to seal; to wall up; to enclose.” This is a poetic way of saying that God prevents the stars from showing their light.

[13:13]  ⁴ tn Or “the sky.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[13:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “from its place” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NCV).

[13:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “and in the day of the raging of his anger.”

[13:2]  ⁷ sn The Lord is speaking here (see v. 3).

[3:10]  ⁸ tn Grk “stop.”