Job 38:12
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
King James Version
In Context
11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Cross References
Job 8:9(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
Job 24:16In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
Job 38:21Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
Psalms 136:7To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Luke 1:78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring 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 →