Job 28:24

24 for he himself looks to [the] end of the earth; he sees under all the heaven.

Job 28:24 Meaning and Commentary

Job 28:24

For he looketh to the ends of the earth
In this and some following verses, reasons and are given, which abundantly show that God must know the way and place of wisdom; since all the parts and places of the earth, even to the ends of it, are seen by him, and all creatures and things in it; nor is there anything in heaven, earth, and hell, that is hid from him; and therefore if there is a way to it, or a place for it, he must needs know it; where its direction is, or where it steers its course, and takes up its abode

[and] seeth under the whole heaven;
the fowls of the air, the beasts of the field, the inhabitants of the world, and all that is done in it; everything falls under the eye of his omniscience, and under the notice of his providence, which extends to all creatures and things throughout the whole earth, and under the compass of the heavens; and since all places and persons are obvious to his view, and all subject to his all wise and disposing providence, and are ordered, directed, and governed, according to his sovereign will and pleasure; the path of wisdom, and the place of understanding, he must be acquainted with; and particularly his all seeing eye, and all powerful providence, are concerned in the following things, and in which there are wonderful proofs of his knowledge and wisdom.

Job 28:24 In-Context

22 Abaddon and Death say, 'We heard its rumor with our ears.'
23 "God understands its way, and he knows its place,
24 for he himself looks to [the] end of the earth; he sees under all the heaven.
25 {When he gave} weight to the wind and he apportioned [the] waters by measure,
26 {when he made} a rule for the rain and a way for [the] thunder's lightning bolt,

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Emphatic personal pronoun
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