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The spirits of the dead writhe in pain underneath the waters,
along with all those who dwell there.
Hell[a] is naked before God,
and there is nowhere to hide in the place of destruction.[b]

He stretches out the northern sky across the emptiness.
He suspends the earth on nothing.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 26:6 Or the grave or death. The Hebrew reads sheol.
  2. Job 26:6 Hebrew abaddon

“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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  1. Job 26:6 Hebrew Abaddon