Job 38:13
Have you ever told the dawn where to appear that it might take hold of the corners of the earth and shake the wicked out?
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
In Context
12During your lifetime, have you ever ordered the morning to begin?
14The earth is changed like clay under a seal; its features stand out like a crumpled garment.
Cross References
Exodus 14:27So Moses held out his hand over the sea, and at dawn the sea returned to normal. As the Egyptians retreated, the Lord swept them into the sea.
Job 24:17Total darkness is like light to them, for they are familiar with the night.
Psalms 19:4Yet what they say is heard all over the earth; their message goes to the whole world. God has made a home in the heavens for the sun.
Psalms 104:21The young lions roar as they seek their prey, looking for the food that God provides for them.
Psalms 139:9If I were to fly away on wings of the dawn to the east; if I were to live on the far western shore of the sea,
Matthew Henry on Job 38:13-25
Works of God. ( b. c. 1520.) 12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? 14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment. 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. 16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? 17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee?… Read the whole commentary →