Job 38:6
Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 dung-hill, to make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory; for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'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 didst establish the earth upon its foundations, that it should not be moved for ever and ever;
Psalms 144:12We whose sons are as plants grown up in their youth; whose daughters are as corner-pillars carved after the fashion of a palace;
Zechariah 12:1The burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. The saying of the LORD, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundation of the earth, and formed the spirit of man within him:
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 →