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he suspends the earth over nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He stretches out the north over the void and hangs the earth on nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, <i>and</i> hangeth the earth upon nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He stretches out the north over empty space; <i>He</i> hangs the earth on nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He stretches out the north over empty space And hangs the earth on nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He stretches out the north over empty space And hangs the earth on nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He stretches out the north over empty space, And hangs the earth on nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He stretches out the north over what is formless And hangs the earth on nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“<i>It is</i> He <i>who</i> spreads out the north over emptiness And hangs the earth on nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He stretches the northern skies over empty space; he hangs the earth on nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He stretches the northern skies over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />who hung the northern sky and suspended the earth on empty space. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He stretcheth out the north over empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"He stretches out his heavens over empty space. He hangs the earth on nothing whatsoever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God stretched out the northern sky and hung the earth in empty space. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He spreads out the north over empty space, suspending the earth over nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Stretching out the north over desolation, "" Hanging the earth on nothing,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth upon nothing,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He stretched out the north upon emptiness, he hung up the earth upon nothing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He stretched out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He stretched out the North over emptiness, and he suspended the land over nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He stretches out Zaphon over the void, and suspends the earth over nothing at all; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He stretches out Zaphon over the void, and hangs the earth upon nothing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He stretches out the north from the empty place, and hangs the earth upon nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He has stretched out the North from the waste place and has suspended the Earth on nothing<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He stretcheth out the north over the empty space, And hangeth the earth over nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He stretches out the north wind upon nothing, and he upon nothing hangs the earth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/26-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3882" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/26.htm">Job: Who Can Understand God's Majesty?</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: nō·ṭeh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">He stretches out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: ṣā·p̄ō·wn (N-fs) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">the north</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/8414.htm" title="8414: tō·hū (N-ms) -- From an unused root meaning to lie waste; a desolation, i.e. Desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain.">empty space;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8518.htm" title="8518: tō·leh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To hang. A primitive root; to suspend.">He hangs</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/1097.htm" title="1097: bə·lî- (Adv) -- From balah; properly, failure, i.e. Nothing or destruction; usually without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.">nothing.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. "></a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Isaiah 40:22</a></span><br />He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Psalm 104:2</a></span><br />He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a></span><br />In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Proverbs 8:27</a></span><br />I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Isaiah 42:5</a></span><br />This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a></span><br />The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">Psalm 33:6</a></span><br />By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Isaiah 44:24</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-5.htm">Psalm 136:5-6</a></span><br />By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever. / He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12</a></span><br />It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-1.htm">John 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-3.htm">Hebrews 11:3</a></span><br />By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He stretches out the north over the empty place, and hangs the earth on nothing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-8.htm">Job 9:8</a></b></br> Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1,2</a></b></br> In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/24-2.htm">Psalm 24:2</a></b></br> For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/36-21.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/job/24-18.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/22-9.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/job/23-9.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/joshua/10-26.htm">Hangeth</a> <a href="/esther/9-14.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Hangs</a> <a href="/job/23-9.htm">North</a> <a href="/joshua/18-19.htm">Northern</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-12.htm">Skies</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-13.htm">Space</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Spreads</a> <a href="/job/15-25.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/job/9-8.htm">Stretches</a> <a href="/job/15-25.htm">Stretcheth</a> <a href="/job/11-13.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/job/15-4.htm">Void</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/30-3.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/job/27-15.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/35-13.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/job/26-13.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/matthew/22-40.htm">Hangeth</a> <a href="/job/28-4.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Hangs</a> <a href="/job/37-9.htm">North</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-18.htm">Northern</a> <a href="/job/26-13.htm">Skies</a> <a href="/psalms/80-9.htm">Space</a> <a href="/job/26-9.htm">Spreads</a> <a href="/job/26-9.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/job/39-26.htm">Stretches</a> <a href="/job/30-24.htm">Stretcheth</a> <a href="/job/36-30.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/job/40-8.htm">Void</a><div class="vheading2">Job 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/26-1.htm">Job, reproving the uncharitable spirit of Bildad</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/26-5.htm">acknowledges the power of God to be infinite and unsearchable</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He stretches out the north over empty space;</b><br>This phrase highlights God's sovereignty and power in creation. The "north" in ancient Near Eastern cosmology often symbolized the abode of the gods or a place of divine mystery. The idea of stretching out the north over "empty space" suggests God's control over the cosmos, emphasizing His ability to create and sustain the universe. This aligns with other biblical passages that speak of God's creative power, such as <a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Isaiah 40:22</a>, which describes God as stretching out the heavens like a curtain. The concept of "empty space" may also reflect the ancient understanding of the universe as a vast expanse, which modern science confirms with the notion of the vacuum of space.<p><b>He hangs the earth upon nothing.</b><br>This statement is remarkable for its time, as it reflects an understanding of the earth's suspension in space without visible support, a concept that aligns with modern scientific understanding. In the ancient world, many cultures believed the earth was supported by physical structures, such as pillars or a giant creature. The imagery of God hanging the earth "upon nothing" underscores His omnipotence and the miraculous nature of creation. This phrase can be connected to <a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a>, which speaks of Christ upholding all things by His powerful word, suggesting a type of Christ as the sustainer of the universe. The idea of the earth being suspended by God's power alone serves as a testament to His unmatched authority and wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and patience who endures immense suffering and questions the nature of God's justice and power.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator and Sustainer of the universe, whose wisdom and power are beyond human understanding.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/bildad.htm">Bildad</a></b><br>One of Job's friends, whose speeches prompt Job's response in this chapter, highlighting God's majesty and power.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>The physical world that God created and sustains, referenced here as being "hung upon nothing," illustrating God's sovereign power.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_north.htm">The North</a></b><br>Often associated with the heavens or the sky, representing the vastness and mystery of God's creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>Recognize that God's power is beyond human comprehension, as He alone can sustain the earth and the universe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_unseen.htm">Faith in the Unseen</a></b><br>Trust in God's invisible hand that holds the universe together, even when we cannot see or understand His ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_majesty_of_creation.htm">The Majesty of Creation</a></b><br>Reflect on the beauty and complexity of creation as a testament to God's wisdom and creativity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>Approach God with humility, acknowledging our limited understanding compared to His infinite wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Live with a sense of dependence on God, who sustains all things, including our lives, by His power.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_26_7_cosmology_or_poetry.htm">Job 26:7: Does the statement about the earth “hanging on nothing” truly reflect advanced cosmological insight or is it simply poetic language? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_the_bible_mention_gravity.htm">Why does the Bible lack descriptions of fundamental scientific principles like gravity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_103_19_fit_the_vast_universe.htm">Psalm 103:19 states God’s throne rules over everything—how does this align with the universe’s vastness and apparent lack of divine intervention?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_circumference_of_the_earth.htm">What is the circumference of the Earth?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.</span>--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.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He streteheth out the north over the empty place</span>. Over what was "empty space" or "chaos" (<span class="hebrew">תּהוּ</span>) 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. <span class="cmt_word">And hangeth the</span> <span class="cmt_word">earth upon nothing</span>. "Takes," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, "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). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/26-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He stretches out</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹטֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(nō·ṭeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the north</span><br /><span class="heb">צָפ֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·p̄ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">empty space;</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tō·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8414.htm">Strong's 8414: </a> </span><span class="str2">A desolation, desert, a worthless thing, in vain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He hangs</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּ֥לֶה</span> <span class="translit">(tō·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8518.htm">Strong's 8518: </a> </span><span class="str2">To suspend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֝֗רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nothing.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּלִי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·lî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1099.htm">Strong's 1099: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nothing whatever</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/26-7.htm">Job 26:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/26-7.htm">Job 26:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/26-7.htm">Job 26:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/26-7.htm">Job 26:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/26-7.htm">Job 26:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/26-7.htm">Job 26:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/26-7.htm">Job 26:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/26-7.htm">Job 26:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/26-7.htm">Job 26:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/26-7.htm">Job 26:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/26-7.htm">OT Poetry: Job 26:7 He stretches out the north over empty (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/26-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 26:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 26:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/26-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 26:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 26:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>