Job 26:7
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָטָה
nâṭâh
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application
צָפוֹן
tsâphôwn
properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)
רוּק
rûwq
to pour out (literally or figuratively), i.e. empty
מָקוֹם
mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Key Terms in This Verse
נָטָה nâṭâh
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application
Study H5186 →צָפוֹן tsâphôwn
properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)
Study H6828 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →מָקוֹם mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
Study H4725 →Cross References
Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit...
For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power;...
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