7He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing.


In Context

4 Who has helped you utter these words? And whose spirit spoke from your mouth?

5 "The dead are in deep anguish, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.

6 Death is naked before God; Destruction lies uncovered.

7 He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing.

8 He wraps up the waters in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.

9 He covers the face of the full moon, spreading his clouds over it.

Job 26:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:7He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, [and] hangeth the earth upon nothing.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:7He stretched out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:7He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:7He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:7He stretcheth out the north over empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:7He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:7He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:7Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth upon nothing,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:7He stretches out the north over the empty place, and hangs the earth on nothing.