Job 26:7
He stretches the northern sky over empty space; he hangs the world on nothing.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
In Context
6Sheol lies naked before God, Abaddon is uncovered.
8He gathers the rain in his storm clouds which do not break under the weight.
Cross References
Job 9:8He alone is the one who stretches out the heavens and walks on the waves of the sea.
Psalms 89:13Your arm is powerful. Your hand is strong. Your right hand is held up high in command.
Proverbs 8:23I was formed a long time ago, at the first, before the world began.
Isaiah 40:22God sits on his throne above the horizon of the earth; the people that live there are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, spreading them out like a tent to live in.
Isaiah 42:5This is what God the Lord says, the one who created the heavens and stretched them out, who made the earth and everything in it, who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live there:
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 →