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Job Acknowledges God’s Power

“The ghosts of the dead[a] writhe under the waters
    along with those who live there with them.
Sheol[b] is naked before God[c]
    and Abaddon[d] has no clothes.
He spreads out the north over empty space,
    suspending the earth over nothing.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 26:5 Lit. Rephaim; i.e., souls of the dead
  2. Job 26:6 I.e. the realm of the afterlife
  3. Job 26:6 Lit. him
  4. Job 26:6 I.e. the realm of punishment in the afterlife

“The dead are in deep anguish,(A)
    those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
The realm of the dead(B) is naked before God;
    Destruction[a](C) lies uncovered.(D)
He spreads out the northern skies(E) over empty space;
    he suspends the earth over nothing.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 26:6 Hebrew Abaddon