Bible Commentary

That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? 13. ends of the earth ] lit. skirts or wings of the earth. The figure is beautiful; the dawn as it pours forth along the whole horizon, on both sides of the beholder, lays hold … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:13”

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; [and] caused the dayspring to know his place; 12. since thy days ] i. e. since thou wast born, all thy life. The question, naturally, implies the other query, whether Job be coeval with the dawn? the dayspring ] i. e. the dawn. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:12”

And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? And said, Hitherto shalt thou come – This is a most sublime expression, and its full force can be felt only by one who has stood on the shores of the ocean, and seen its mighty waves roll … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:11”

And broke up for it my decreed [place], and set bars and doors, 10. brake up for it my decreed place ] Rather, and brake for it my bound, i. e. set it my appointed boundary. The expression “brake” may refer to the deep and abrupt precipices which mark the coast line in many places. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:10”

When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddling band for it, 9. thick darkness ] Or, and the thick cloud. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges When I made the cloud the garment thereof – Referring to the garment in which the new-born infant is wrapped up. This … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:9”

Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb? 8. as if it had issued ] Rather, and issued out of the womb. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 8 10. The sea. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:8”

When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? When the morning-stars – There can be little doubt that angelic beings are intended here, though some have thought that the stars literally are referred to, and that they seemed to unite in a chorus of praise when another world … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:7”

Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; 6. are the foundations fastened ] Or, were the foundations sunk? All the tenses here should be put in the simple past. The creation of the earth is likened to the rearing of a great edifice, whose extent was determined by line, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:6”

Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? 5. if thou knowest ] Rather, that thou shouldest know. Job knew well who laid (rather, fixed) the measures of the earth, but the point of the question is, Was he present to see who fixed them and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:5”

Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. 4. Was Job present, possibly taking part in the operation, when Jehovah laid the foundations of the earth? Let him then “declare” how all was done. The word declare of course refers to the queries in Job 38:5-7. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:4”