Job 38:16

Hast thou entered as far as the springs of the sea? Or, through the secret recesses of the resounding deep, hast thou wandered?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

In Context

15That their light may be withdrawn from the lawless, and, the lofty arm, be shivered.

17Have the gates of death been disclosed to thee? And, the gates of the death-shade, couldst thou descry?

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Cross References

Job 41:32After him, he lighteth up a path, one might think the resounding deep to be hoary!

Proverbs 8:24When there was no resounding deep, I had been brought forth, when there were no fountains, abounding with water;

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 →

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