Job 38:13
That it might lay hold of the wings of the earth, and the lawless be shaken out of it?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
In Context
12Since thy days [began] hast thou commanded the morning? or caused the dawn to know its place;
14It transformeth itself like the clay of a seal, so that things stand forth like one arrayed;
Cross References
Exodus 14:27So Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea and the sea returned, towards morning, to its steady flow, when the Egyptians, were fleeing to meet it,—thus Yahweh shook off the Egyptians into the midst of the sea;
Job 24:17For, in the case of all such, morning to them is the death-shade, For, to be recognised, is a death-shade terror.
Psalms 19:4[Yet] through all the earth, hath gone forth their voice,—and, to the end of the world, their sayings,—For the sun, hath he set up a tent therein;
Psalms 104:21The young lions, roaring for prey, And seeking, from GOD, their food.
Psalms 139:9If I mount the wings of the dawn, settle down in the region beyond the sea,
Matthew Henry on Job 38:13-25
Works of God. ( b. c. 1520.) 12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? 14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment. 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. 16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? 17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee?… Read the whole commentary →