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Job 38:6
6On what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,
Job 38:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
- New International Version (NIV)On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone—
- English Standard Version (ESV)On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone,
- New King James Version (NKJV)To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,
Context of Job 38:6
4Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you know and have understanding. 5Who determined the measurements [of the earth], if you know? Or who stretched the [measuring] line on it? On what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, 7When the morning stars sang together And all the sons of God (angels) shouted for joy? 8“Or who enclosed the sea with doors When it burst forth and went out of the womb;
Read all of Job 38Job 38:6 word by word
עַל־מָ֭ה אֲדָנֶ֣יהָ הָטְבָּ֑עוּ א֥וֹ מִֽי־יָ֝רָ֗ה אֶ֣בֶן פִּנָּתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 38:6
- Job 26:7It is He who spreads out the north over emptiness And hangs the earth on nothing.
- 1 Samuel 2:8He raises up the poor from the dust, He lifts up the needy from the ash heap To make them sit with nobles, And inherit a seat of honor and glory; For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He set the land on them.
- Psalms 24:2For He has founded it upon the seas And established it upon the streams and the rivers.
- Psalms 93:1The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty and splendor; The Lord has clothed and encircled Himself with strength; the world is firmly established, it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 104:5He established the earth on its foundations, So that it will not be moved forever and ever.
- Zechariah 12:1The oracle (a burdensome message) of the word of the Lord concerning Israel. Thus declares the Lord who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him:
- 2 Peter 3:5For they willingly forget [the fact] that the heavens existed long ago by the word of God, and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
- Exodus 26:18You shall make the boards for the tabernacle [in the following quantities]: twenty boards for the south side.
- Psalms 118:22The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone.
- Psalms 144:12Let our sons in their youth be like plants full grown, And our daughters like corner pillars fashioned for a palace;
- Isaiah 28:16Therefore the Lord God says this, “Listen carefully, I am laying in Zion a Stone, a tested Stone, A precious Cornerstone for the [secure] foundation, firmly placed. He who believes [who trusts in, relies on, and adheres to that Stone] will not be disturbed or give way [in sudden panic].
- Ephesians 2:20having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the [chief] Cornerstone,
Commentaries on Job 38:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? - How does it continue to revolve in the immensity of space? What supports it? Has it foundations like a building, and is it fastened with a key-stone, to keep the mighty fabric in union?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Whereupon are the foundations - Margin, “sockets.” The Hebrew word (אדן 'eden ) means “a basis,” as of a column, or a pedestal; and then also the foundation of a building. The language here is evidently figurative, comparing the earth with an edifice. In building a house, the securing of a proper foundation is essential to its stability; and here God represents himself as rearing the earth on the most permanent and solid basis. The word is not used in the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-11Verses 4-11 For the humbling of Job, God here shows him his ignorance, even concerning the earth and the sea. As we cannot find fault with God's work, so we need not fear concerning it. The works of his providence, as well as the work of creation, never can be broken; and the work of redemption is no less firm, of which Christ himself is both the Foundation and the Corner-stone. The church stands as firm as the earth.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-41God challenges Job. Job admits he cannot judge the moral world. God shows Job's ignorance of the natural world's elements related to the realm of heaven, weather, animals, and birds (38:4–21; 22–38; 39–39:30).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. foundations--not "sockets," as Margin. fastened--literally, "made to sink," as a foundation-stone let down till it settles firmly in the clay (Job 26:7). Gravitation makes and keeps the earth a sphere.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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