Job 38:13
that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
In Context
12Have thou commanded the morning since thy days [began], [and] caused the dayspring to know its place
14It is changed as clay under the seal, and [all things] stand forth as a garment.
Cross References
Exodus 14:27And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared, and the Egyptians fled against it, and LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
Job 24:17For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness. For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.
Psalms 19:4Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tabernacle for the sun,
Psalms 104:21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
Psalms 139:9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the outermost parts of the sea,
Matthew Henry on Job 38:13-25
Works of God. ( b. c. 1520.) 12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? 14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment. 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. 16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? 17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee?… Read the whole commentary →