Job 38:4
“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
In Context
3Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!
5Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?
Cross References
Job 15:7“Are you the first man who was born? Or were you brought out before the hills?
Psalms 102:25Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.
Psalms 104:5He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.
Proverbs 8:22“The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his work, before his deeds of old.
Proverbs 30:4Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if you know?
Hebrews 1:10And, “You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the works of your hands.
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 →