4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
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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:
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-11)For the humbling of Job, God here shows him his ignorance even concerning the earth and the sea. Though so near, though so bulky, yet he could give no account of their origination, much less of heaven above or hell beneath, which are at such a distance, or of the several parts of matter which are so minute, and then, least of all, of the divine counsels. I. Concerning the founding of the earth. “I…
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