King James Version
What Does Job 38:12 Mean?
“Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;”
Context
10
And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors, brake: or, established my decree upon it
11
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? thy: Heb. the pride of thy waves
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? ends: Heb. wings
14
It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(12) **And caused the dayspring to know his place.**—Changing, as it does, from day to day with the changing seasons.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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Cross-References
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