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Job 26:5–7

The bdead tremble

under the waters and their inhabitants.

Sheol is cnaked before God,1

and dAbaddon has no covering.

He estretches out the north over fthe void

and hangs the earth on nothing.

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Job 26:5–7 — The New International Version (NIV)

“The dead are in deep anguish,

those beneath the waters and all that live in them.

The realm of the dead is naked before God;

Destruction lies uncovered.

He spreads out the northern skies over empty space;

he suspends the earth over nothing.

Job 26:5–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Dead things are formed

From under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.

Hell is naked before him,

And destruction hath no covering.

He stretcheth out the north over the empty place,

And hangeth the earth upon nothing.

Job 26:5–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“The dead tremble—

those who live beneath the waters.

The underworld is naked in God’s presence.

The place of destruction is uncovered.

God stretches the northern sky over empty space

and hangs the earth on nothing.

Job 26:5–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“The dead tremble,

Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.

Sheol is naked before Him,

And Destruction has no covering.

He stretches out the north over empty space;

He hangs the earth on nothing.

Job 26:5–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

“The spirits of the dead tremble,

those who are beneath and in the waters.

Death is naked before God;

destruction is uncovered before him.

God stretches the northern sky out over empty space

and hangs the earth on nothing.

Job 26:5–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

They that are deceased tremble

Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.

Sheol is naked before God,

And Abaddon hath no covering.

He stretcheth out the north over empty space,

And hangeth the earth upon nothing.

Job 26:5–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof; Sheol is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;

Job 26:5–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“The souls of the dead tremble beneath the water, 

and so do the creatures living there. 

Sheol is naked in God’s presence, 

and Abaddon has no clothing. 

“He stretches out his heavensover empty space. 

He hangs the earth on nothing whatsoever. 

Job 26:5–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The departed spirits tremble

beneath the waters and all that inhabit them.

Sheol is naked before God,

and Abaddon has no covering.

He stretches the northern skies over empty space;

He hangs the earth on nothing.

Job 26:5–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The shades below tremble,

the waters and their inhabitants.

Sheol is naked before God,

and Abaddon has no covering.

He stretches out Zaphon over the void,

and hangs the earth upon nothing.

Job 26:5–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“The spirits of the dead tremble

below the waters and their inhabitants.

Sheol is naked before him,

and there is no covering for Abaddon.

He stretches out the north over emptiness;

he hangs the earth over nothing.

Job 26:5–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“The spirits of the dead are suffering greatly.

So are those that are under the waters.

And so are all those that live in them.

Death is naked in the sight of God.

The Grave lies open in front of him.

He spreads out the northern skies over empty space.

He hangs the earth over nothing.

Job 26:5–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“The departed spirits tremble

Under the waters and their inhabitants.

Naked is Sheol before Him,

And Abaddon has no covering.

“He stretches out the north over empty space

And hangs the earth on nothing.


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