Job 26:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.”

Job 26:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 26:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 26:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing.”

Job 26:7 — World English Bible

Job 26:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing. ”

Job 26:7 — American Standard Version

Job 26:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth upon nothing,”

Job 26:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 26:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing; ”

Job 26:7 — Darby Translation

Job 26:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He stretcheth out the North ouer the emptie place, and hangeth the earth vpon nothing.”

Job 26:7 — Geneva Bible

Job 26:7 in Context — Job 26

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.

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What Does Job 26:7 Mean?

Job 26:7 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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