Job 38:33

Dost thou know the order of heaven, and canst thou set down the reason thereof on the earth?

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

In Context

32Canst thou bring forth the day star in its time, and make the evening star to rise upon the children of the earth?

34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that an abundance of waters may cover thee?

Read all of Job 38

Cross References

Genesis 1:16And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars.

Job 38:12Didst thou since thy birth command the morning, and shew the dawning of the day its place?

Psalms 148:6The Lord lifteth up the meek, and bringeth the wicked down even to the ground.

Jeremiah 33:25Thus saith the Lord: If I have not set my covenant between day and night, and laws to heaven and earth:

Matthew Henry on Job 38:26-41

God's Sovereign Dominion and Goodness. ( b. c. 1520.) 25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; 26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; 27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? 28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? 29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? 30 The… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Job 38:33