Job 26:7
He stretcheth out the North ouer the emptie place, and hangeth the earth vpon nothing.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
In Context
6The graue is naked before him, and there is no couering for destruction.
8He bindeth the waters in his cloudes, and the cloude is not broken vnder them.
Cross References
Job 9:8Hee himselfe alone spreadeth out the heauens, and walketh vpon the height of the sea.
Psalms 89:13Thou hast a mightie arme: strong is thine hand, and high is thy right hand.
Proverbs 8:23I was set vp from euerlasting, from the beginning and before the earth.
Isaiah 40:22He sitteth vpon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grashoppers, hee stretcheth out ye heauens, as a curtaine, and spreadeth them out, as a tent to dwell in.
Isaiah 42:5Thus sayeth God the Lord (he that created the heauens and spred them abroad: he that stretched foorth the earth, and the buddes thereof: he that giueth breath vnto the people vpon it, and spirit to them that walke therein)
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 →