5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
5 Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?
5 Who determined its measurements--surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it?
5 Who decided on its size? Certainly you'll know that! Who came up with the blueprints and measurements?
5 Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it?
5 Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line?
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 38:5
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.