Job 38:12
Hast thou since thy days commanded the morning? hast thou caused the dawn to know its place,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
In Context
11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come and no further, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Cross References
Job 8:9For we are [but] of yesterday, and know nothing, for our days upon earth are a shadow.
Job 24:16In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in; they know not the light:
Job 38:21Thou knowest, for thou wast then born, and the number of thy days is great!
Psalms 136:7To him that made great lights, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;
Luke 1:78on account of [the] bowels of mercy of our God; wherein [the] dayspring from on high has visited us,
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 →