Key Verse Spotlight
Job 38:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?”
Job 38:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. {answer...: Heb. make me know}
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. {hast...: Heb. knowest understanding}
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; {foundations: Heb. sockets} {fastened: Heb. made to sink?}
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
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