Job 38:6

6 "On what ¹were its bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone *,

Job 38:6 Meaning and Commentary

Job 38:6

Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened?
&c.] Or the pillars of it, as Ben Gersom interprets it; see ( Psalms 75:3 ) ; and which Aben Ezra understands of the mountains: but be they what they may, on what can they be fastened or sunk into, when the earth hangs on nothing, and there is nothing visible to support it, nothing but the mighty hand of God?

or who laid the corner stone thereof?
which unites, cements, and keeps the fabric together, and is the ornament and beauty of it; but who can tell what that is? Aben Ezra interprets it of the point or centre of the earth.

Job 38:6 In-Context

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

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

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

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

8 "Or who enclosed the sea with doors When, bursting forth, it went out from the womb;

Cross References

• 1. Job 26:7