Job 38:4 KJV
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
Thou and Ye
- thou one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- God questions JobFor the humbling of Job, God here shows him his ignorance, even concerning the earth and the sea. As we cannot find fault with God's work, so we need not...
Thompson Chains
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Parallel Passages
- Proverbs 30:4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Psalms 104:5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
- Proverbs 30:4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
- Hebrews 1:10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
- Hebrews 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
- Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
- Psalms 102:25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
- Proverbs 8:22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
- Proverbs 8:29–30 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: …
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Topics
- Blessing Temporal, from God
- Condescension of God Reasons with Job
- Continents General scriptures concerning
- God Unclassified scriptures relating to
- Job Replied to by God
- Man Insignificance of
- Readings, select God’s challenge to Job
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Where אֵיפֹה ʾêpô אֵיפֹה Interrogative
- wast thou when I laid the foundations הָיִיתָ hāyîtā Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine singular בְּיָסְדִי bĕyosdî יָסַד Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition, suffix: first person common singular
- of the earth אָרֶץ ʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular
- declare הַגֵּד haggēd נָגַד Verb · hiphil imperative, second person masculine singular
- if thou hast אִם ʾim Conjunction יָדַעְתָּ yādaʿtā יָדַע Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine singular
- understanding בִינָה bînâ בִּינָה Noun · feminine singular
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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