laid: Job 11:9, Job 28:25; Proverbs 8:27; Isaiah 40:12, Isaiah 40:22
who hath stretched: Psalms 19:4, Psalms 78:55; Isaiah 34:11; Zechariah 2:1-2; 2 Corinthians 10:16
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Job 38:5
Job 38:5
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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
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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 38:4-11Job 38:4-11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleFor the humbling of Job, God here shows him his ignorance even
concerning the earth and the sea. Though so near, though so bulky, yet
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