Job 34:13
Who put the earth into his care, or made him responsible for the world?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
In Context
12Truly, God does not do evil, and the Ruler of all is not a false judge.
14If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again,
Cross References
Job 36:23Who ever gave orders to him, or said to him, You have done wrong?
Job 40:8\40:13\Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.
Proverbs 8:23From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was.
Daniel 4:35And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?
Matthew Henry on Job 34:11-16
10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. 11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways. 12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. 13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world? 14 If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;… Read the whole commentary →