Job 26:7
Who stretcheth out the north over emptiness, hangeth the earth upon nothingness;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
In Context
6Naked is hades before him, and there is no covering to destruction;
8Who bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent beneath them;
Cross References
Job 9:8Who spreadeth out fire heavens, by himself alone! and marcheth along, on the heights of the sea;
Psalms 89:13Thine is an arm with might, Strong is thy hand, High is thy right hand;
Proverbs 8:23At the outset of the ages, had I been established, in advance of the antiquities of the earth;
Isaiah 40:22It is he who sitteth upon the circle of the earth, While the inhabitants thereof are, as grass-hoppers,—Who stretcheth forth, as a curtain, the heavens, And spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
Isaiah 42:5Thus, saith GOD himself—Yahweh,—Creator of the heavens that stretched them forth, Out-spreader of earth, and the products thereof,—Giver of breath to the people thereon, And of spirit to them who walk 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 →