Job 38:18

And hast thou been instructed in the breadth of the whole earth under heaven? 1 Tell me now, what is the extent of it? 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

In Context

17And do the gates of death open to thee for fear; 1 And did the porters of hell quake when they saw thee? 1

19And in what kind of a land does the light dwell? 1 And of what kind is the place of darkness? 1

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Cross References

Job 28:24For he surveys the whole earth under heaven, 1 Knowing the things in the earth:

Psalms 89:11Who knows the power of thy wrath? 1

Jeremiah 31:37They shall all have their heads shaved in every place, and every beard shall be shaved; and all hands shall beat the breasts, and on all loins shall be sackcloth.

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 →

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