Job 38:4
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
- KJV
- Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
- WEB
- “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.
- ASV
- Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.
- DARBY
- Where wast thou when I founded the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.
- BLB
- Where were you at my founding of the earth? Declare it if you know [with] understanding.
- ÅB
- Hvor var du da jeg grunnfestet jorden? Si fram hvis du vet det!
- OTB
- Hvor var du da jeg grunnla jorden?
Fortell, hvis du har forstand. - B1930
- Hvor var du da jeg grunnfestet jorden? Si frem hvis du vet det!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 104:5
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
Read in contextHebrews 1:10
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
Read in contextProverbs 30:4
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?
Read in contextHebrews 1:2
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Read in contextPsalms 102:25
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
Read in contextGenesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Read in contextProverbs 8:22
The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
Read in contextProverbs 8:29–30
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
Read in context