Parallel Verses
Amplified
“It is He who spreads out the north over emptiness
And
New American Standard Bible
And hangs the earth on nothing.
King James Version
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
Holman Bible
He hangs the earth on nothing.
International Standard Version
He spreads out the north over empty space, suspending the earth over nothing.
A Conservative Version
He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth upon nothing.
American Standard Version
He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.
Bible in Basic English
By his hand the north is stretched out in space, and the earth is hanging on nothing.
Darby Translation
He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;
Julia Smith Translation
He stretched out the north upon emptiness, he hung up the earth upon nothing.
King James 2000
He stretches out the north over the empty place, and hangs the earth upon nothing.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He stretches out [the] north over emptiness; [he] hangs [the] earth {over nothing}.
Modern King James verseion
He stretches out the north over the empty place, and He hung the earth on nothing.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
NET Bible
He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing.
New Heart English Bible
He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing.
The Emphasized Bible
Who stretcheth out the north over emptiness, hangeth the earth upon nothingness;
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth upon nothing,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 26:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Power Over Creation
6
“Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) is naked before God,
And Abaddon (the place of destruction) has no covering [from His eyes].
“It is He who spreads out the north over emptiness
And
“He wraps the waters in His clouds [which otherwise would spill on earth all at once],
And the cloud does not burst under them.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 9:8
Who alone stretches out the heavens
And tramples down the
Genesis 1:1-2
In the beginning God (
Isaiah 40:22
It is He who sits above the circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;
[It is He] who stretches out the heavens like a veil
And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
Psalm 24:2
For He has founded it upon the seas
And established it upon the streams and the rivers.
Psalm 104:2-5
[You are the One] who covers Yourself with light as with a garment,
Who stretches out the heavens like a tent curtain,
Proverbs 8:23-27
“From everlasting I was established and ordained,
From the beginning, before the earth existed, [I, godly wisdom, existed].
Isaiah 40:26
Lift up your eyes on high
And see who has created these heavenly bodies,
The One who brings out their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power,
Not one is missing.
Isaiah 42:5
This is what God the Lord says,
Who spread out the earth and its produce,
Who gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk on it,