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Job 26:7 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Job 26:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 26 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.”
Job 26:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 26:7
Job declares: 'He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.' The verb natah (נָטָה, stretcheth) means to spread out or extend. Tsaphon (צָפוֹן, north) may refer to the northern sky or celestial regions. Tohu (תֹהוּ, empty place) means emptiness or formless void—the same word in Genesis 1:2. The phrase 'hangeth the earth upon nothing' (toleh eretz al-belimah, תֹּלֶה אֶרֶץ עַל־בְּלִימָה) describes earth suspended in space—remarkably accurate cosmology for ancient times. Job affirms God's creative power and wisdom, refuting any suggestion that he doubts di...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 26:7
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“and treads on the waves of the sea.”
“and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain”
“Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:”
“he who created the heavens and stretched them out”
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
“and established it on the floods.”
“from the beginning”
“and see who has created these”