Job 26:6
Hell is naked before him, 1 And destruction has no covering. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
In Context
5Shall giants be born 1 From under the water and the inhabitants thereof? 1
7He stretches out the north wind upon nothing, 1 And he upon nothing hangs the earth; 1
Cross References
Job 11:8Heaven is high; and what wilt thou do? 1 And there are deeper things than those in hell; what dost thou know? 1
Job 31:12For it is a fire burning on every side, 1 And whomsoever it attacks, it utterly destroys. 1
Psalms 88:10Thou rulest the power of the sea; 1 And thou calmest the tumult of its waves. 1
Psalms 139:11Coals of fire shall fall upon them on the earth; 1 And thou shalt cast them down in afflictions: 1 They shall not bear up under them. 1
Isaiah 14:9Hell from beneath is provoked to meet thee: all the great ones that have ruled over the earth have risen up together against thee, they that have raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
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 →