Job 38:4-5

⁴ "Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand. ⁵ Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?

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Other Translations of Job 38:4-5

King James Version

⁴ Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast hast...: Heb. knowest understanding understanding. ⁵ Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

English Standard Version

⁴ "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. ⁵ Who determined its measurements--surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it?

The Message

⁴ Where were you when I created the earth? Tell me, since you know so much! ⁵ Who decided on its size? Certainly you'll know that! Who came up with the blueprints and measurements?

New King James Version

⁴ "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. ⁵ Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it?

New Living Translation

⁴ "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much. ⁵ Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line?

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 38:4-5

Commentary on Job 38:4-11

(Read Job 38:4-11)

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.