Job 26:6
The nether-world is naked before Him, and Destruction hath no covering.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
In Context
5The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.
7He stretcheth out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth over nothing.
Cross References
Job 11:8It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than the nether-world; what canst thou know?
Job 31:12For it is a fire that consumeth unto destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
Psalms 88:10(88-11) Wilt Thou work wonders for the dead? Or shall the shades arise and give Thee thanks? Selah
Psalms 139:11And if I say: 'Surely the darkness shall envelop me, and the light about me shall be night';
Isaiah 14:9The nether-world from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming; the shades are stirred up for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; all the kings of the nations are raised up from their thrones.
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 →