Job 38:33

Knowest thou the laws of heaven? or dost thou appoint its rule on the earth?

Leeser Tanakh

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 constellations of the zodiac, each in its season? or canst thou guide the Bear with its young?

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

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Cross References

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

Job 38:12Didst thou ever, in all thy days, command the morning; didst thou ever assign the morning-dawn its place:

Psalms 148:6And he established them for ever and to eternity: he gave a decree which none shall transgress.

Jeremiah 33:25Thus hath said the Lord, If my covenant be not with day and night, if I have not appointed the ordinances of 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 →

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