Job 38:4-7

4 "Where were you ¹when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding,

5 Who set its ²measurements? Since you know. Or who stretched the line on it?

6 "On what ³were its bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone *,

7 When the morning stars sang together And all the ⁴sons of God shouted for joy?

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Job 38:4-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 38

In this chapter the Lord takes up the controversy with Job; calls upon him to prepare to engage with him in it, and demands an answer to posing questions he puts to him, concerning the earth and the fabric of it, Job 38:1-7; concerning the sea, compared to an infant in embryo, at its birth, in its swaddling bands and cradle, Job 38:8-11; concerning the morning light, its spread and influence, Job 38:12-15; concerning the springs of the sea, the dark parts of the earth, the place both of light and darkness, Job 38:16-21; concerning the various meteors, snow, hail, rain, thunder, lightning, and the influences of the stars, Job 38:22-38; and concerning provision for lions and ravens, Job 38:40,41.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 4

1. Job 15:7; Psalms 104:5; Proverbs 8:29; Proverbs 30:4
2. Proverbs 8:29; Isaiah 40:12
3. Job 26:7
4. Job 1:6

Footnotes 1

[a]. Lit "know understanding"