Job 26:7
He stretched out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
In Context
6Hell is naked before him, and there is no covering for destruction.
8He bindeth up the waters in his clouds, so that they break not out and fall down together.
Cross References
Job 9:8Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and walketh upon the waves of the sea.
Psalms 89:13the north and the sea thou hast created. Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name:
Proverbs 8:23I was set up from eternity, and of old before the earth was made.
Isaiah 40:22It is he that sitteth upon the globe of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as locusts: he that stretcheth out the heavens as nothing, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in.
Isaiah 42:5Thus saith the Lord God that created the heavens, and stretched them out: that established the earth, and the things that spring out of it: that giveth breath to the people upon it, and spirit to them that tread thereon.
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 →