King James Version
Job 38:18 in the King James Version says “Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.” — study this verse from Job chapter 38 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.”
Job 38:18 · KJV
Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? to the bound: or, at, etc
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Hast thou perceived”
H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e., (generally) understand
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“declare”
H5046properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“if thou knowest”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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