Job 38:19
“Where is the road to the place where light comes from? And can you tell me where darkness lives?
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
In Context
18Do you know how big the earth is? Tell me, if you know all these things!
20Can take me to its home? Do you know where the road is that goes there?
Cross References
Genesis 1:3God said, “I want light to shine!” And light shone.
Deuteronomy 4:19And be careful to not look up toward the sky and be tempted to worship anything that you see there—the sun or the moon or the stars. Yahweh our God has given those to be a blessing to all people everywhere, but you must not worship them.
Psalms 18:11Darkness was all around him like a blanket [MET]; dark clouds, full of moisture, covered him [MET].
Psalms 105:28Yahweh sent darkness, so that the people of Egypt could not see anything [DOU], but the rulers of Egypt refused [RHQ] to obey when Moses and Aaron commanded them to let the Israeli people leave Egypt.
Jeremiah 13:16It is as though he is ready to bring darkness on you and to cause you to stumble and fall as you walk on the hills when it is becoming dark. So praise/honor Yahweh your God before that happens. If you do not do that, you will look for light, but all you will see is darkness and gloom.
Amos 4:13I created the mountains, and I created winds. I reveal to humans what I am thinking. I sometimes cause the daylight to become dark like the night. I rule over everything; I even walk on the highest mountains on the earth! I am the Commander of the armies of angels!”
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 →