Job 38:4
Where wast thou when I layd the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast vnderstanding,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
In Context
3Girde vp nowe thy loynes like a man: I will demande of thee and declare thou vnto me.
5Who hath layde the measures thereof, if thou knowest, or who hath stretched the line ouer it:
Cross References
Job 15:7Art thou the first man, that was borne? and wast thou made before the hils?
Psalms 102:25Thou hast aforetime layde the foundation of the earth, and the heauens are the worke of thine hands.
Psalms 104:5He set the earth vpon her foundations, so that it shall neuer moue.
Proverbs 8:22The Lord hath possessed me in the beginning of his way: I was before his workes of olde.
Proverbs 30:4Who hath ascended vp to heauen, and descended? Who hath gathered the winde in his fist? Who hath bound the waters in a garment? Who hath established all the endes of the world? What is his name, and what is his sonnes name, if thou canst tell?
Hebrews 1:10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast established the earth, and the heauens are the workes of thine handes.
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 →