Job 26:6

6 The realm of the dead is naked before God; Destruction[a] lies uncovered.

Job 26:6 in Other Translations

KJV
6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
ESV
6 Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
NLT
6 The underworld is naked in God’s presence. The place of destruction is uncovered.
MSG
6 Hell is ripped open before God, graveyards dug up and exposed.
CSB
6 Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.

Job 26:6 In-Context

4 Who has helped you utter these words? And whose spirit spoke from your mouth?
5 “The dead are in deep anguish, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
6 The realm of the dead is naked before God; Destruction lies uncovered.
7 He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing.
8 He wraps up the waters in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Psalms 139:8
  • 2. S Job 20:26; S Revelation 9:11
  • 3. Job 10:22; Job 11:8; Job 38:17; Job 41:11; Psalms 139:11-12; Proverbs 15:11; S Hebrews 4:13

Footnotes 1

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