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Job 38:4–7

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4“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?b

Tell me, if you understand.c

5Who marked off its dimensions?d Surely you know!

Who stretched a measuring linee across it?

6On what were its footings set,f

or who laid its cornerstoneg—

7while the morning starsh sang togetheri

and all the angelsaj shouted for joy?k

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Footnotes

  1. aHebrew the sons of God

Cross references

  1. bSee ver 5; See Ge 1:1; See 1 Sa 2:8
  2. cver 18; See Job 34:13; Pr 30:4
  3. dver 4; Ps 102:25; Pr 8:29; Isa 40:12; 48:13; Jer 31:37
  4. eJer 31:39; Zec 1:16; 4:9–10
  5. fPr 8:25
  6. gSee Job 26:7
  7. hSee Ge 1:16
  8. iPs 19:1–4; 148:2–3
  9. jSee 1 Ki 22:19
  10. kSee Dt 16:15

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?

Tell me, if you have understanding.

Who determined its measurements—surely you know!

Or who stretched the line upon it?

On what were its bases sunk,

or who laid its cornerstone,

when the morning stars sang together

and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Where were you when I established the earth?

Tell me, if you have understanding.

Who fixed its dimensions? Certainly you know!

Who stretched a measuring line across it?

What supports its foundations?

Or who laid its cornerstone

while the morning stars sang together

and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

NLTNew Living Translation

“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?

Tell me, if you know so much.

Who determined its dimensions

and stretched out the surveying line?

What supports its foundations,

and who laid its cornerstone

as the morning stars sang together

and all the angels shouted for joy?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Where were you at my laying the foundation of the earth?

Tell me, if you possess understanding.

Who determined its measurement? Yes, you do know.

Or who stretched the measuring line upon it?

On what were its bases sunk?

Or who laid its cornerstone,

when the morning stars were singing together

and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

KJV 1900King James Version

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;

When the morning stars sang together,

And all the sons of God shouted for joy?