Job 38:4
Where were you when I laid the earth's foundations? 1 Tell me, if you have so much understanding. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
In Context
3Now gird up your loins like a man 1 for I will ask you questions, and you must answer me. 1
5Who determined its dimensions? Tell me, if you know. 1 Who stretched the measuring line over it? 1
Cross References
Job 15:7Are you the first man that was born? 1 Were you brought into existence before the hills? 1
Psalms 102:25In ancient times you set the earth in place; 1 the heavens are the work of your hands. 1
Psalms 104:5He laid the foundations of the earth, 1 and it will never be moved. 1
Proverbs 8:22Yahweh created me at the beginning, 1 the first of his deeds then. 1
Proverbs 30:4Who has gone up to heaven and come down? 1 Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands? 1 Who has gathered up the waters in a cloak? 1 Who has established all the ends of the earth? 1 What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know! 1
Hebrews 1:10“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the earth's foundation. 1 The heavens are the work of your hands. 1
Matthew Henry on Job 38:2-4
God Answers Out of the Whirlwind. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? 3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. Let us observe here, 1. Who speaks— The Lord, Jehovah, not a created angel, but the eternal Word himself, the second person in the blessed Trinity, for it is he by whom the worlds were made, and that was no other than the Son of God. The same speaks here that… Read the whole commentary →