Job 38:33
Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
King James Version
In Context
32Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
Cross References
Genesis 1:16And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Job 38:12Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
Psalms 148:6He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
Jeremiah 33:25Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;
Matthew Henry on Job 38:26-41
God's Sovereign Dominion and Goodness. ( b. c. 1520.) 25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; 26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; 27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? 28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? 29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? 30 The… Read the whole commentary →