Job 38:4
“Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.”
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
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.
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;
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Cross-References
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
“Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?”
“Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.”
“And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:”
“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.”