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Chapter 38
Verse 38

Job 38:18

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Have you surveyed the extent of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.

American Standard Version (1901)

Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.

Bible in Basic English

Have you taken note of the wide limits of the earth? Say, if you have knowledge of it all.

Free Bible Version

Do you know how far the earth extends? Tell me if you know all this!

King James (Authorized) Version

Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

Translation for Translators

Do you know how big the earth is? Tell me, if you know all these things!

Unlocked Literal Bible

Have you understood the earth in its expanse? Tell me, if you know it all.

Noah Webster Bible

Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

World English Bible

Have you comprehended the earth in its width? Declare, if you know it all.

Young's Literal Translation

Thou hast understanding, Even unto the broad places of earth! Declare — if thou hast known it all.

Context

The LORD Challenges Job

¹⁷Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death? ¹⁸Have you surveyed the extent of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.

Summary

In Job 38:18, God challenges Job's understanding by asking if he comprehends the vastness of the earth. This verse highlights God's sovereignty and wisdom in creating the world and orchestrating its intricate details. It serves as a reminder of the limitations of human knowledge and the need for humility before the Creator. Job is humbled by God's questions, realizing the depth of God's wisdom and the smallness of his own understanding.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

The breadth of the earth? - At that time the circumference of the globe was not known, because the earth itself was supposed to be a vast extended plain, bordered all round with the ocean and the sky.

Job 38:18

The LORD Challenges Job

¹⁷Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death? ¹⁸Have you surveyed the extent of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.

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Berean Standard Bible

Have you surveyed the extent of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.

American Standard Version (1901)

Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.

Bible in Basic English

Have you taken note of the wide limits of the earth? Say, if you have knowledge of it all.

Free Bible Version

Do you know how far the earth extends? Tell me if you know all this!

King James (Authorized) Version

Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

Translation for Translators

Do you know how big the earth is? Tell me, if you know all these things!

Unlocked Literal Bible

Have you understood the earth in its expanse? Tell me, if you know it all.

Noah Webster Bible

Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

World English Bible

Have you comprehended the earth in its width? Declare, if you know it all.

Young's Literal Translation

Thou hast understanding, Even unto the broad places of earth! Declare — if thou hast known it all.