Job 26:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 26:6

4 To whom have you uttered words?
And whose spirit came from you?

5 “The dead tremble,
Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.

6 ^aSheol is naked before Him,
And Destruction has no covering.

7 ^aHe stretches out the north over empty space;
He hangs the earth on nothing.

8 ^aHe binds up the water in His thick clouds,
Yet the clouds¹ are not broken under it.

9 He covers the face of His throne,
And spreads His cloud over it.

10 ^aHe drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters,
At the boundary of light and darkness.

11 The pillars of heaven tremble,
And are¹ astonished at His rebuke.

12 ^aHe stirs up the sea with His power,
And by His understanding He breaks up¹ the storm.

13 ^aBy His Spirit He adorned the heavens;
His hand pierced ^bthe fleeing serpent.

14 Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways,
And how small a whisper we hear of Him!
But the thunder of His power who can understand?”

New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

Verse Comparison: Job 26:6

American Standard Version
Sheol is naked before `God', And Abaddon hath no covering.

Amplified® Bible
Sheol (the place of the dead) is naked before God, and Abaddon (the place of destruction) has no covering [from His eyes].

Contemporary English Version
Nothing in that land of death and destruction is hidden from God,

Darby English Version
Sheol is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

Good News Bible
The world of the dead lies open to God; no covering shields it from his sight.

King James Version
Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

New American Standard Bible
"Naked is Sheol before Him, And Abaddon has no covering.

New International Version
Death is naked before God;
Destruction lies uncovered.

New King James Version
Sheol is naked before Him,
And Destruction has no covering.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Naked appears Sheol before Him, And Abaddon has no covering.

Revised Standard Version
Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.

Young's Literal Translation
Naked `is' Sheol over-against Him, And there is no covering to destruction.

New English Translation
The underworld¹ is naked before God;² the place of destruction lies uncovered.³