Job 26:6

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Hell [is] naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Sh'ol is naked before him; Abaddon lies uncovered.

Berean Standard Bible:

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

American Standard Version:

Sheol is naked beforeGod, And Abaddon hath no covering.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Hell{H7585} is naked{H6174} before him, and destruction{H11} hath no covering{H3682}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Psalms 139:8

  • If I ascend up into heaven, thou [art] there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou [art there].

Proverbs 15:11

  • ¶ Hell and destruction [are] before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

Job 28:22

  • Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.

Amos 9:2

  • Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

Isaiah 14:9

  • Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet [thee] at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, [even] all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

Job 11:8

  • [It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

Psalms 139:11

  • If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

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Commentary for Job 26:6

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7585
    There are 63 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שְׁאוֹל
    Transliteration: shᵉʼôwl
    Pronunciation: sheh-ole'
    Description: or שְׁאֹל; from שָׁאַל; Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates; grave, hell, pit.
  2. Strong's Number: H6174
    There are 15 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָרוֹם
    Transliteration: ʻârôwm
    Pronunciation: aw-rome'
    Description: or עָרֹם; from עָרַם (in its original sense); nude, either partially or totally; naked.
  3. Strong's Number: H11
    There are 5045 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֲבַדּוֹן
    Transliteration: ʼăbaddôwn
    Pronunciation: ab-ad-done'
    Description: intensive from אָבַד; abstract, a perishing; concrete, Hades; destruction.
  4. Strong's Number: H3682
    There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כְּסוּת
    Transliteration: kᵉçûwth
    Pronunciation: kes-ooth'
    Description: from כָּסָה; a cover (garment); figuratively, a veiling; covering, raiment, vesture.