Job 38:12

Since thy days [began] hast thou commanded the morning? or caused the dawn to know its place;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

In Context

11And said—Hitherto, shalt thou come, and no further,—and, here, shalt thou set a limit to the majesty of thy waves?

13That it might lay hold of the wings of the earth, and the lawless be shaken out of it?

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Cross References

Job 8:9For, of yesterday, are, we, and cannot know, for, a shadow, are our days upon earth:

Job 24:16He breaketh, in the dark, into houses,—By day, they lock themselves in, They know not the light;

Job 38:21Thou knowest, for, then, hadst thou been born! And, in number, thy days are many!

Psalms 136:7To him that made great lights, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.

Luke 1:78Because of the yearning compassion of the mercy of our God, wherein shall visit us a day-dawn from on high,—

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 →

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