Job 38:12
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, and caused the dayspring to know its place;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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: 'Thus far shalt thou come, but no further; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed'?
13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?
Cross References
Job 8:9For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow —
Job 24:16In the dark they dig through houses; they shut themselves up in the day-time; they know not the light.
Job 38:21Thou knowest it, for thou wast then born, and the number of thy days is great!
Psalms 136:7To Him that made great lights, for His mercy endureth for ever;
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 →