Job 38:19
Where is the way that light dwells, and where is the place of darkness,
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
KJV1611 – Modern English
Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is its place,
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Where is the way{H1870} to the dwelling{H7931} of light?{H216} And as for darkness,{H2822} where is the place{H4725} thereof,
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Where is the way{H1870} where light{H216} dwelleth{H7931}{(H8799)}? and as for darkness{H2822}, where is the place{H4725} thereof,
Coverdale Bible (1535)
the shewe me where light dwelleth, and where darcknes is:
Geneva Bible (1560)
Where is the way where light dwelleth? And where is the place of darkenesse,
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Then shewe me the way where light dwelleth, & where is the place of darkenesse?
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Where [is] the way [where] light dwelleth? and [as for] darkness, where [is] the place thereof,
Webster's Bible (1833)
"What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is the place of it,
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Where `is' this -- the way light dwelleth? And darkness, where `is' this -- its place?
American Standard Version (1901)
Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
American Standard Version (1901)
Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Which is the way to the resting-place of the light, and where is the store-house of the dark;
World English Bible (2000)
"What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place,
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
“In what direction does light reside, and darkness, where is its place,
Referenced Verses
- Gen 1:3-4 : 3 Then God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
- Gen 1:14-18 : 14 Then God said, 'Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days, and years, 15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.' And it was so. 16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
- Deut 4:19 : 19 And be careful not to lift your eyes toward the heavens and see the sun, the moon, and the stars—all the host of heaven—and be led astray to bow down to them and worship them, things the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.
- Job 38:12-13 : 12 Have you ever commanded the morning or shown the dawn its place, 13 that it might take hold of the edges of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?
- Ps 18:11 : 11 He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
- Ps 104:20 : 20 You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the animals of the forest come out.
- Ps 105:28 : 28 He sent darkness and made it dark, and they did not rebel against his words.
- Isa 45:7 : 7 I form the light and create darkness; I make peace and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
- Jer 13:16 : 16 Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the darkening mountains. You hope for light, but He will turn it to gloom and thick darkness.
- Ezek 32:8 : 8 All the shining lights in the sky I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness over your land, declares the Lord GOD.
- Amos 4:13 : 13 For behold, He who forms the mountains and creates the wind, who reveals His thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness and treads on the heights of the earth—the LORD God of Hosts is His name.
- Matt 27:45 : 45 From noon until three in the afternoon, darkness came over all the land.
- John 1:9 : 9 The true Light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
- John 8:12 : 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life."
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- Job 38:20-223 verses88%
20 that you may take it to its boundary and recognize the paths to its home?
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- Job 38:16-183 verses82%
16 Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep?
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18 Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this.
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12 But where can wisdom be found, and where is the place of understanding?
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20 But where does wisdom come from, and where is the place of understanding?
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23 To a man whose path is hidden, and whom God has hedged in?
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21 Before I go, never to return, to a land of darkness and deep shadow.
22 A land of gloom like deep darkness, a land of shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.
- Job 22:11-133 verses78%
11 It is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of waters covers you.
12 Is not God in the height of heaven? Look at the distant stars; how high they are!
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- Job 37:18-192 verses77%
18 Can you spread out the skies with Him, as firm as a molten mirror?
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2 Who is this that darkens counsel with words without knowledge?
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11 If I say, 'Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,'
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4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.
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8 He has blocked my path so I cannot pass; He has shrouded my ways with darkness.
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3 Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out to the farthest limits for ore buried in deep darkness.
- Job 38:35-362 verses76%
35 Can you send forth lightning bolts and have them go? Do they report to you, 'Here we are'?
36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts or given understanding to the mind?
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33 Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up their dominion over the earth?
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22 There is no darkness or deep shadow where evildoers can hide themselves.
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3 when His lamp shone upon my head, and I walked by His light through the darkness.
- Job 37:15-162 verses75%
15 Do you know how God orders them and how He causes the lightning of His clouds to shine?
16 Do you understand the balancings of the clouds, the wonders of Him who has perfect knowledge?
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22 He reveals the deep things from darkness and brings deep shadows into the light.
- Job 38:12-132 verses75%
12 Have you ever commanded the morning or shown the dawn its place,
13 that it might take hold of the edges of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?
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3 Is there any number to His armies? Upon whom does His light not rise?
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22 He reveals deep and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with Him.
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19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
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28 For you say, 'Where is the house of the noble? Where is the tent of the dwellings of the wicked?
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8 They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
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12 They make night into day: ‘The light is near,’ they say, in the presence of darkness.
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8 But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I cannot perceive him.
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17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness or by the deep gloom that covers my face.
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6 The light in his tent will grow dark, and the lamp above him will be extinguished.
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4 May that day be darkness; may God above not seek it, nor let light shine upon it.
5 Let darkness and deep shadow claim it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let blackness of the day terrify it.
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9 Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light but have none, nor see the eyelids of the morning.
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23 God understands its way, and He knows its place.
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2 He has driven me away and brought me into darkness, not into light.
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9 Therefore, justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but behold, there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
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4 Do you not know this from ancient times, since man was placed on the earth,