Job 26:7
He stretches out the north wind upon nothing, 1 And he upon nothing hangs the earth; 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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, 1 And destruction has no covering. 1
8Binding water in his clouds, 1 And the cloud is not rent under it. 1
Cross References
Job 9:8Who alone has stretched out the heavens, 1 And walks on the sea as on firm ground. 1
Psalms 89:13Return, O Lord, how long? 1 And be entreated concerning thy servants. 1
Proverbs 8:23He established me before time was in the beginning, 1 Before he made the earth:
Isaiah 40:22It is he that comprehends the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants in it are as grasshoppers; he that set up the heaven as a chamber, and stretched it out as a tent to dwell in:
Isaiah 42:5Thus saith the Lord God, who made the heaven, and established it; who settled the earth, and the things in it, and gives breath to the people on it, and spirit to them that tread on it:
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 →