it to: or, it at
the bound: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 23:17
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Job 38:20
Job 38:20
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Job 38 — OverviewJob 38 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn most disputes the strife is who shall have the last word. Job's
friends had, in this controversy, tamely yielded it to Job, and then he
to Elihu. But, after all the wranglings of the counsel at bar, the…Job 38 — OverviewJob 38 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeJob 38:1, God challenges Job to answer; Job 38:4, God, by his mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance, Job 38:31, and of imbecility.Job 38 — OverviewJob 38 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter the Lord takes up the controversy with Job; calls upon him to prepare to engage with him in it, and demands an answer to posing questions he puts to him, concerning the earth and the fabric of itJob 38:1-41Job 38:1-41 · The Pulpit CommentaryCLOSE OF THE CONTROVERSY BY THE INTERFERENCE OF THE ALMIGHTY.
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The discourse, by which the Almighty answers Job and rebukes his "friends," occupies four chapters (ch. 38-41.). It is broken into two parts by…Job 38:12-24Job 38:12-24 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe Lord here proceeds to ask Job many puzzling questions, to convince
him of his ignorance, and so to shame him for his folly in prescribing
to God. If we will but try ourselves with such interrogatories as…Job 38:16-30Job 38:16-30 · The Pulpit CommentaryJehovah to Job: the first answer-the examination: 4. Concerning the mysteries of creation.
I. THE MYSTERIES OF CREATION ARE MANIFOLD IN THEIR VARIETY. Jehovah directs Job's attention to some examples of these hidden…