Iyov 38:12

12 Hast thou commanded the boker since thy yamim began; or caused the shachar (dawn) to know its place;

Iyov 38:12 Meaning and Commentary

Job 38:12

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days;
&c.] Job had lived to see many a morning, but it never was in his power to command one; he had been in such circumstances as to wish for morning light before it was, but was obliged to wait for it, could not hasten it, or cause it to spring before its time; see ( Job 7:3 Job 7:4 ) ; one of the Targums is,

``wast thou in the days of the first creation, and commandedst the morning to be?''

he was not, God was; he was before the first morning, and commanded it into being, ( Genesis 1:3-5 ) ( Isaiah 43:13 ) ;

[and] caused the dayspring to know his place;
the first spring of light or dawn of day; which though it has a different place every day in the year, as the sun ascends or descends in the signs of the Zodiac, yet it knows and observes its exact place, being taught of God.

Iyov 38:12 In-Context

10 And fixed bounds for it, and set bars and dlatot (doors),

11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; and poh (here) shall thy proud waves be stopped?

12 Hast thou commanded the boker since thy yamim began; or caused the shachar (dawn) to know its place;

13 That it might seize the ends of ha’aretz, that the resha’im be shaken out of it?

14 It is changed like chomer (clay) under the khotam (seal); and they stand out like a garment.