Job 38:12
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the day-spring to know its place;
Webster Bible
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, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed.
13That it might take hold of the ends of earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Cross References
Job 8:9(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
Job 24:16In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the day-time: they know not the light.
Job 38:21Knowest thou it , because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
Psalms 136:7To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Luke 1:78Through the tender mercy of our God; by which the day-spring from on high hath visited us,
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 →