Job 26:7
He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
In Context
6Sheol is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.
Cross References
Job 9:8Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the high waves of the sea;
Psalms 89:13Thine is the arm of might: strong is thy hand, high is thy right hand.
Proverbs 8:23I was set up from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was.
Isaiah 40:22[It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a gauze curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
Isaiah 42:5Thus saith God, Jehovah, he that created the heavens and stretched them out, he that spread forth the earth and its productions, he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
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 →