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Job 9:7

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He commands the sun and it doesn’t rise, and seals up the stars.

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Verse 7. Seal. So that they appear not. He alludes ( Calmet.) to masters confining their servants with seals, before locks were invented. Macrob. vii. 3.—From these noble effects of God’s power, Job takes occasion to humble himself. Calmet.

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