Job
Job 26:7
7He stretches out the north over empty space;
He hangs the earth upon nothing.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He stretches out | נֹטֶ֣ה | nō·ṭeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| the north | צָפ֣וֹן | ṣā·p̄ō·wn | Noun - feminine singular | H6828 north |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| empty space | תֹּ֑הוּ | tō·hū | Noun - masculine singular | H8414 formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness |
| He hangs | תֹּ֥לֶה | tō·leh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8518 hang |
| the earth | אֶ֝֗רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| upon | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| nothing | בְּלִי־ | bə·lî- | Adverb | H1097 wearing out |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 9:8 · Isaiah 40:22 · Psalm 104:2–5 · Isaiah 42:5 · Psalm 24:2 · Proverbs 8:23–27 · Isaiah 40:26 · Genesis 1:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.