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Job 38:4 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Job 38:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 38 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. hast: Heb. knowest understanding”
Job 38:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 38:4
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. God breaks His silence with this majestic rhetorical question, beginning His answer to Job from the whirlwind. The Hebrew eyphoh (אֵיפֹה, "where") demands Job locate himself temporally and spatially—where was he when creation began? "When I laid the foundations" (beyasedi, בְּיָסְדִי) uses architectural imagery: God as master builder establishing earth's foundations."Declare, if thou hast understanding" (hagged im-yada'ta binah, הַגֵּד אִם־יָדַעְתָּ בִינָה) challenges Job to explain creation if he po...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 38:4
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“that it should not be moved forever.”
“You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the works of your hands.,And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:,,,,,,,,”
“and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name”
“whom he appointed heir of all things”
“you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.”
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
“that the waters should not violate his commandment”