Job 38:6
Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
In Context
5Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?
7When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah`s, And he hath set the world upon them.
Psalms 24:2For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods.
Psalms 104:5Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.
Psalms 144:12When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;
Zechariah 12:1The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. [Thus] saith Jehovah, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him:
2 Peter 3:5For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst 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 →