Job

Job 26:5–6

⁵The dead tremble —

those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.

⁶Sheol is naked before God,

and Abaddon^a has no covering.

Footnotes

a 26:6 Abaddon means Destruction.

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Job 26:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The dead	הָרְפָאִ֥ים	hā·rə·p̄ā·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7496 lax, ghost, dead
tremble	יְחוֹלָ֑לוּ	yə·ḥō·w·lā·lū	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2342 whirl, dance, writhe
those beneath	מִתַּ֥חַת	mit·ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition-m	H8478 the under part
the waters	מַ֝֗יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
and those who dwell in them	וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃	wə·šō·ḵə·nê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell

Job 26:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Sheol	שְׁא֣וֹל	šə·’ō·wl	Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld
is naked	עָר֣וֹם	‘ā·rō·wm	Adjective - masculine singular	H6174 naked
before	נֶגְדּ֑וֹ	neḡ·dōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
and Abaddon	לָֽאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃	lā·’ă·ḇad·dō·wn	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H11 Destruction, Ruin, 'Abaddon
has no	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
covering	כְּ֝ס֗וּת	kə·sūṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H3682 covering

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 26:5 Genesis 6:4 · Psalm 88:10

Job 26:6 Proverbs 15:11 · Psalm 139:8 · Hebrews 4:13 · Job 28:22 · Amos 9:2 · Isaiah 14:9 · Psalm 88:10 · Psalm 139:11 · Job 41:11 · Job 11:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.