Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing. New Living Translation God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing. English Standard Version He stretches out the north over the void and hangs the earth on nothing. Berean Standard Bible He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing. King James Bible He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. New King James Version He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing. New American Standard Bible “He stretches out the north over empty space And hangs the earth on nothing. NASB 1995 “He stretches out the north over empty space And hangs the earth on nothing. NASB 1977 “He stretches out the north over empty space, And hangs the earth on nothing. Legacy Standard Bible He stretches out the north over what is formless And hangs the earth on nothing. Amplified Bible “It is He who spreads out the north over emptiness And hangs the earth on nothing. Christian Standard Bible He stretches the northern skies over empty space; he hangs the earth on nothing. Holman Christian Standard Bible He stretches the northern skies over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing. American Standard Version He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He has stretched out the North from the waste place and has suspended the Earth on nothing Brenton Septuagint Translation He stretches out the north wind upon nothing, and he upon nothing hangs the earth; Contemporary English Version who hung the northern sky and suspended the earth on empty space. Douay-Rheims Bible He stretched out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. English Revised Version He stretcheth out the north over empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. GOD'S WORD® Translation "He stretches out his heavens over empty space. He hangs the earth on nothing whatsoever. Good News Translation God stretched out the northern sky and hung the earth in empty space. International Standard Version He spreads out the north over empty space, suspending the earth over nothing. JPS Tanakh 1917 He stretcheth out the north over the empty space, And hangeth the earth over nothing. Literal Standard Version Stretching out the north over desolation, | Hanging the earth on nothing, Majority Standard Bible He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing. New American Bible He stretches out Zaphon over the void, and suspends the earth over nothing at all; NET Bible He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing. New Revised Standard Version He stretches out Zaphon over the void, and hangs the earth upon nothing. New Heart English Bible He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing. Webster's Bible Translation He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. World English Bible He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing. Young's Literal Translation Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth upon nothing, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job: Who Can Understand God's Majesty?…6Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. 7He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing. 8He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.… Cross References Job 9:8 He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea. Job 38:6 On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, Psalm 89:12 North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name. Zechariah 12:1 This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him: Treasury of Scripture He stretches out the north over the empty place, and hangs the earth on nothing. Job 9:8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. Genesis 1:1,2 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth… Psalm 24:2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. Jump to Previous Desolation Earth Empty Hand Hangeth Hanging Hangs North Northern Skies Space Spreads Stretched Stretches Stretcheth Stretching VoidJump to Next Desolation Earth Empty Hand Hangeth Hanging Hangs North Northern Skies Space Spreads Stretched Stretches Stretcheth Stretching VoidJob 26 1. Job, reproving the uncharitable spirit of Bildad5. acknowledges the power of God to be infinite and unsearchable (7) He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.--If these words mean what they seem to do--and it is hard to see how they can mean anything else--then they furnish a very remarkable instance of anticipation of the discoveries of science. Here we find Job, more than three thousand years ago, describing in language of scientific accuracy the condition of our globe, and holding it forth as a proof of Divine power. Some have attempted to explain the latter clause of the destitution caused by famine; but that is precluded by the terms of the first clause.Verse 7. - He streteheth out the north over the empty place. Over what was "empty space" or "chaos" (תּהוּ) God stretches out "the north" - a portion of his orderly creation - perhaps the northern portion of the heavens, where are the grandest constellations visible to the inhabitants of the world's northern half. And hangeth the earth upon nothing. "Takes," i.e., "the huge ball of the earth, and suspends it in vacancy, with nothing to support it but his own fixed will, his own firm laws." This is an idea scarcely reached by astronomers in general, at any rate till the time of Hippar-chus; and it has, not without reason, been regarded as "a very remarkable instance of anticipation of the discoveries of science' (Stanley Loathes). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He stretches outנֹטֶ֣ה (nō·ṭeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend the north צָפ֣וֹן (ṣā·p̄ō·wn) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against empty space; תֹּ֑הוּ (tō·hū) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8414: A desolation, desert, a worthless thing, in vain He hangs תֹּ֥לֶה (tō·leh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8518: To suspend the earth אֶ֝֗רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land upon עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against nothing. בְּלִי־ (bə·lî-) Adverb Strong's 1099: Nothing whatever Links Job 26:7 NIVJob 26:7 NLT Job 26:7 ESV Job 26:7 NASB Job 26:7 KJV Job 26:7 BibleApps.com Job 26:7 Biblia Paralela Job 26:7 Chinese Bible Job 26:7 French Bible Job 26:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 26:7 He stretches out the north over empty (Jb) |