Job 26:7
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
Webster Bible
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, and destruction hath no covering.
8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
Cross References
Job 9:8Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
Psalms 89:13Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
Proverbs 8:23I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
Isaiah 40:22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
Isaiah 42:5Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and expanded them; he that spread forth the earth, and that which it produceth; he that giveth breath to the people upon it, and spirit to them that 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 →