Job 38:6
Whereon were the pedestals thereof sunk? Or who laid the corner stone thereof;—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
In Context
5Who set the measurements thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched out over it a line?
7When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:8Raiseth, from the dust, the poor, From the dunghill, uplifteth the needy, To give them a dwelling with nobles, And, a throne of glory, to make them inherit. For, to Yahweh, belong the pillars of the earth, And he setteth thereon the habitable world.
Psalms 24:2For, he, upon the seas, hath founded it, and upon the currents, doth make it firm.
Psalms 104:5He hath fixed the earth on its foundations, It is not to be shaken, to times age-abiding and beyond.
Psalms 144:12That, our sons, may be like plants well grown while yet young,—Our daughters, like corner pillars,—carved, in the construction of a palace:
Zechariah 12:1The oracle of the word of Yahweh, on Israel,—Declareth Yahweh—Stretching out the heavens, and founding the earth, and fashioning the spirit of man within him:
2 Peter 3:5For this they, willfully, forget—that there were, heavens, from of old, and, an earth, on account of water and by means of water, compacted, by God’s word,—
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 →