Job 38:12–13
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
Hast thou commaunded the morning since thy daies? and caused the day-spring to know his place,
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
That it might take hold of the †endes of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. wings.
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From verse 12
- Psalms 74:16Rank 1 from verse 12
- Genesis 1:5Rank 2 from verse 12
- Psalms 148:3–5Rank 3 from verse 12
3Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
5Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.
3Praise ye him Sunne and Moone: praise him all ye starres of light.
4Praise him ye heauens of heauens: and ye waters that be aboue the heauens.
5Let them praise the Name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
- 2 Peter 1:19Rank 5 from verse 12
19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
19We haue also a more sure word of prophecie, whereunto yee doe well that ye take heede, as vnto a light that shineth in a darke place, vntill the day dawne, and the day starre arise in your hearts:
- Psalms 136:7–8Rank 7 from verse 12
From verse 13
- Psalms 104:35Rank 2 from verse 13
- Exodus 14:27Rank 3 from verse 13
27And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
27And Moses stretched foorth his hand ouer the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared: and the Egyptians fled against it: and the LORD †ouerthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
- Job 24:13–17Rank 4 from verse 13
13They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
14The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
16In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
17For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
13They are of those that rebell against the light, they know not the wayes thereof, nor abide in the pathes thereof.
14The murderer rising with the light, killeth the poore and needy, and in the night is as a thiefe.
15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and †disguiseth his face.
16In the darke they digge through houses which they had marked for themselues in the day time: they know not the light.
17For the morning is to them euen as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrours of the shadow of death.
- Psalms 104:21–22Rank 5 from verse 13
21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
22The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
21The young lyons roare after their pray: and seeke their meate from God.
22The sunne ariseth, they gather themselues together: and lay them downe in their dennes.
- Psalms 139:9–12Rank 6 from verse 13
9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
11If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
12Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
9 If I take the wings of the morning: and dwell in the vttermost parts of the Sea:
10Euen there shall thy hand leade me: and thy right hand shall hold me.
11*If I say, Surely the darkenes shall couer me: euen the night shall bee light about me.
12††Yea the darkenesse hideth not from thee, but the night shineth as the day: the darknes and the light are both alike to thee.
- Psalms 19:4–6Rank 7 from verse 13
4Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
4†*Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world: In them hath he set a tabernacle for the Sunne.
5Which is as a bridegrome comming out of his chamber, and reioyceth as a strong man to runne a race.
6His going forth is from the end of the heauen, and his circuite vnto the ends of it: and there is nothing hidde from the heat thereof.
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Job 38:12
Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Ordered; directed.
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Sense 1: The beginning or early part of the day, including hours before daylight. Sense 2: The dawn or a beginning compared with dawn.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of cause, meaning to make something happen.
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The dawn; the first light of day.
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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.
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Job 38:13
Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.
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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent. Sense 8: As a noun, a grasp or attachment; a place of confinement, refuge, security, or fortification.
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Sense 1: Extremities, boundaries, conclusions, purposes, or results. Sense 2: Ceases or brings to a close.
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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of shake (to move violently, disturb, unsettle, or make unstable).
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and heere shall †thy proud waues be stayed.
12Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
12Hast thou commaunded the morning since thy daies? and caused the day-spring to know his place,
Selected passage13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
13That it might take hold of the †endes of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Selected passage14It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
14It is turned as clay to the seale, and they stand as a garment.