Job 38:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,”
A short, plain-language explanation of Job 38:12 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;”
King James Version · Public Domain“Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, And caused the dayspring to know its place;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Hast thou commanded morning since thy days? Causest thou the dawn to know its place?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 38:12 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 1:5God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
- Job 8:9For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
- Job 15:7Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
- Job 24:16In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.
- Job 38:4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
- Job 38:21Surely you know, for you were already born! And the number of your days is great!
- Psalms 74:16The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
- Psalms 136:7He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalms 148:3Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
- Luke 1:78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
- 2 Peter 1:19We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).