“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?
Declare, if you have understanding.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Job 38:4 in context
Job 38:1–7
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Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind,
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“Who is this who darkens counsel
by words without knowledge?
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Brace yourself like a man,
for I will question you, then you answer me!
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Selected verse
“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?
Declare, if you have understanding.
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Who determined its measures, if you know?
Or who stretched the line on it?
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What were its foundations fastened on?
Or who laid its cornerstone,
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when the morning stars sang together,
and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
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