Job 26:6
Sheol is naked before [God], And Abaddon hath no covering.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
In Context
5They that are deceased tremble Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.
7He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.
Cross References
Job 11:8It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?
Job 31:12For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase.
Psalms 88:10Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? Shall they that are decreased arise and praise thee? Selah
Psalms 139:11If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night;
Isaiah 14:9Sheol from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
Hebrews 4:13And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
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 →