Job 26:6

26:6 The underworld ¹  is naked before God; ² 

the place of destruction lies uncovered. ³ 

Job 34:21

34:21 For his eyes are on the ways of an individual,

he observes all a person’s ⁴  steps.

Job 38:17

38:17 Have the gates of death been revealed to you? ⁵ 

Have you seen the gates of deepest darkness? ⁶ 

[26:6]  ¹ tn Heb “Sheol.”

[26:6]  ² tn Heb “before him.”

[26:6]  ³ tn The line has “and there is no covering for destruction.” “Destruction” here is another name for Sheol: אֲבַדּוֹן (’avaddon, “Abaddon”).

[34:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “his”; the referent (a person) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[38:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “uncovered to you.”

[38:17]  ⁶ tn Some still retain the traditional phrase “shadow of death” in the English translation (cf. NIV). The reference is to the entrance to Sheol (see Job 10:21).