Job 38:4

World English Bible (2000)

"Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 104:5 : 5 He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.
  • Prov 30:4 : 4 Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if you know?
  • Heb 1:10 : 10 And, "You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the works of your hands.
  • Heb 1:2 : 2 has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.
  • Prov 8:22 : 22 "Yahweh possessed me in the beginning of his work, before his deeds of old.
  • Prov 8:29-30 : 29 when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth; 30 then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him,
  • Gen 1:1 : 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
  • Ps 102:25 : 25 Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.

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  • Job 38:5-8
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    5 Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?

    6 Whereupon were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,

    7 when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

    8 "Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth from the womb,

  • Job 38:18-22
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    18 Have you comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if you know it all.

    19 "What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place,

    20 that you should take it to its bound, that you should discern the paths to its house?

    21 Surely you know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great!

    22 Have you entered the treasuries of the snow, or have you seen the treasures of the hail,

  • Job 38:2-3
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    2 "Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

    3 Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!

  • Job 15:7-8
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    7 "Are you the first man who was born? Or were you brought forth before the hills?

    8 Have you heard the secret counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?

  • Job 20:4
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    4 Don't you know this from old time, since man was placed on earth,

  • Isa 40:21
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    21 Haven't you known? Haven't you heard, yet? Haven't you been told from the beginning? Haven't you understood from the foundations of the earth?

  • Prov 8:23-27
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    23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth existed.

    24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water.

    25 Before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was brought forth;

    26 while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

    27 When he established the heavens, I was there; when he set a circle on the surface of the deep,

  • Job 38:33-34
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    33 Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you establish its dominion over the earth?

    34 "Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover you?

  • Ps 102:25
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    25 Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.

  • Job 42:3-4
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    3 You asked, 'Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?' therefore I have uttered that which I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I didn't know.

    4 You said, 'Listen, now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.'

  • Job 40:7-9
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    7 "Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.

    8 Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?

    9 Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?

  • Prov 8:29
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    29 when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth;

  • Job 28:12
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    12 "But where shall wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding?

  • Job 38:16
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    16 "Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?

  • Job 18:4
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    4 You who tear yourself in your anger, shall the earth be forsaken for you? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

  • Job 38:12-13
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    12 "Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place;

    13 that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?

  • Ps 104:5
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    5 He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.

  • Heb 1:10
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    10 And, "You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the works of your hands.

  • Job 28:20
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    20 Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?

  • Job 33:5
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    5 If you can, answer me. Set your words in order before me, and stand forth.

  • Job 37:18
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    18 Can you, with him, spread out the sky, which is strong as a cast metal mirror?

  • Job 26:4
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    4 To whom have you uttered words? Whose spirit came forth from you?

  • Job 34:13
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    13 Who put him in charge of the earth? or who has appointed him over the whole world?

  • Job 38:36
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    36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?

  • Ps 90:2
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    2 Before the mountains were brought forth, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.

  • Job 37:16
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    16 Do you know the workings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?

  • Prov 3:19
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    19 By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.

  • Job 11:8
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    8 They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol. What can you know?

  • Job 38:10
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    10 marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors,

  • Prov 30:4
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    4 Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if you know?

  • Job 38:38
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    38 when the dust runs into a mass, and the clods of earth stick together?

  • Ps 139:15
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    15 My frame wasn't hidden from you, when I was made in secret, woven together in the depths of the earth.