Job 26:7
By his hand the north is stretched out in space, and the earth is hanging on nothing.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
In Context
6The underworld is uncovered before him, and Destruction has no veil.
8By him the waters are shut up in his thick clouds, and the cloud does not give way under them.
Cross References
Job 9:8By whose hand the heavens were stretched out, and who is walking on the waves of the sea:
Psalms 89:13\89:12\You have made the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon are sounding with joy at your name.
Proverbs 8:23From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was.
Isaiah 40:22It is he who is seated over the arch of the earth, and the people in it are as small as locusts; by him the heavens are stretched out like an arch, and made ready like a tent for a living-place.
Isaiah 42:5God the Lord, even he who made the heavens, measuring them out on high; stretching out the earth, and giving its produce; he who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who go about on it, says:
Matthew Henry on Job 26:6-14
The Wisdom and Power of God. ( b. c. 1520.) 5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. 6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. 7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. 8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. 9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. 10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. 11… Read the whole commentary →