KJV ORIGINAL
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
He stretches out the northern sky over empty space, and suspends the earth on nothing at all.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is describing God's incredible power in creating the universe, showing how He holds the earth in space without any visible support.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Job's response to his friend Bildad during their debate about suffering and God's justice. Job is describing God's awesome power over creation to emphasize that God's ways are beyond human understanding. Remarkably, this ancient text accurately describes the earth hanging in space, which wasn't scientifically understood until thousands of years later.
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