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Job 38:14 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment. "
Job 38:14
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out
It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
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Job 38:1
"Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,"
Job 38:2
"Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?"
Job 38:3
"Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer"
Job 38:4
"Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding."
Job 38:5
"Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line"
Job 38:6
"Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone"
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