Job 38:12
Hast thou, in thy life, given charge to the morning, Or caused the day-spring to know its place,
Noyes Bible
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, and no farther, And here shall thy proud waves be stayed!
13That it should lay hold of the ends of the earth, And shake the wicked out of it?
Cross References
Job 8:9(For we are of yesterday and know nothing, Since our days upon the earth are but a shadow;)
Job 24:16In the dark they break into houses; In the daytime they shut themselves up; They are strangers to the light.
Job 38:21Surely thou knowest; for thou wast then born! And the number of thy years is great!
Psalms 136:7To him that made the great lights; For his goodness endureth for ever!
Luke 1:78through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us,
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 →