Job 38:6

On what were its pillars based, or who put down its angle-stone,

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;

In Context

5By whom were its measures fixed? Say, if you have wisdom; or by whom was the line stretched out over it?

7When the morning stars made songs together, and all the sons of the gods gave cries of joy?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:8Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.

Psalms 24:2For by him it was based on the seas, and made strong on the deep rivers.

Psalms 104:5He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;

Psalms 144:12Our sons are like tall young plants; and our daughters like the shining stones of a king's house;

Zechariah 12:1The word of the Lord about Israel. The Lord by whom the heavens are stretched out and the bases of the earth put in place, and the spirit of man formed inside him, has said:

2 Peter 3:5But in taking this view they put out of their minds the memory that in the old days there was a heaven, and an earth lifted out of the water and circled by water, by the word of God;

Matthew Henry on Job 38:5-12

The Creation of the World. ( b. c. 1520.) 4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; 7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? 9 When I made the… Read the whole commentary →

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