Parallel Verses
NET Bible
He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing.
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.
Amplified
“It is He who spreads out the north over emptiness
And
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.
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,
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 26:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Power Over Creation
6 The underworld is naked before God; the place of destruction lies uncovered. 7 He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing. 8 He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 9:8
he alone spreads out the heavens, and treads on the waves of the sea;
Genesis 1:1-2
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Isaiah 40:22
He is the one who sits on the earth's horizon; its inhabitants are like grasshoppers before him. He is the one who stretches out the sky like a thin curtain, and spreads it out like a pitched tent.
Psalm 24:2
For he set its foundation upon the seas, and established it upon the ocean currents.
Psalm 104:2-5
He covers himself with light as if it were a garment. He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain,
Proverbs 8:23-27
From eternity I was appointed, from the beginning, from before the world existed.
Isaiah 40:26
Look up at the sky! Who created all these heavenly lights? He is the one who leads out their ranks; he calls them all by name. Because of his absolute power and awesome strength, not one of them is missing.
Isaiah 42:5
This is what the true God, the Lord, says -- the one who created the sky and stretched it out, the one who fashioned the earth and everything that lives on it, the one who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live on it: