Job 9:8

Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

Cross-references

Job 37:18 Parallel

Job 37:18 echoes the same phrase 'spread out the skies', reinforcing God's unique power over creation.

Job 38:11 Parallel

Job 38:11 shows God setting limits for the sea's proud waves, echoing His authority over the waters tread upon in Job 9:8.

Job 26:7 Parallel

Job 26:7 speaks of God spreading out the heavens, a parallel creative act to stretching them out in Job 9:8.

Isaiah 42:5 Parallel

Isaiah 42:5 explicitly states God created and stretched out the heavens, matching the action here.

John 6:19 Parallel

John 6:19 records Jesus walking on water, a direct NT echo of Job's depiction of God treading the waves.

Matthew 14:25-30 shows Jesus walking on water, fulfilling the divine act of treading the sea seen in Job 9:8.

Zechariah 12:1 uses the identical phrase 'stretches out the heavens', affirming God as creator and sustainer.

Isaiah 44:24 declares that God alone stretched out the heavens, echoing the same exclusive divine act.

Genesis 1:6 Parallel

Genesis 1:6 describes God creating the expanse, which parallels the stretching out of the heavens here.

Isaiah 40:22 similarly depicts God stretching out the heavens like a curtain, a direct parallel.

Psalm 104:2 Allusion

Psalm 104:2 uses the same imagery of stretching out the heavens like a tent, reinforcing this creative act.

Psalm 93:4 Parallel

Psalm 93:4 declares God mightier than the sea's breakers, directly matching Job 9:8's image of God treading on waves.

Psalm 33:6 Parallel

Psalm 33:6 affirms that the heavens were made by the Lord's word, aligning with God's stretching them out.

Genesis 1:7 Parallel

Genesis 1:7 records God making the expanse, directly corresponding to the stretching out of the heavens.

Isaiah 51:13 reminds Israel of their Maker who stretched out the heavens, mirroring Job 9:8's declaration of God's sole creative power.

Jeremiah 10:12 attributes the stretching out of the heavens to God's understanding, reinforcing Job 9:8's affirmation of divine agency.

Jeremiah 51:15 uses the same phrase 'stretches out the heavens' to describe God's creative power, echoing Job's confession.

Mark 6:48 Typology

Mark 6:48 shows Jesus walking on the sea—a direct fulfillment of the divine attribute in Job 9:8, treading on the waves.