Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it? New Living Translation Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line? English Standard Version Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? Berean Standard Bible Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? King James Bible Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? New King James Version Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? New American Standard Bible Who set its measurements? Since you know. Or who stretched the measuring line over it? NASB 1995 Who set its measurements? Since you know. Or who stretched the line on it? NASB 1977 Who set its measurements, since you know? Or who stretched the line on it? Legacy Standard Bible Who set its measurements? Since you know. Or who stretched the line on it? Amplified Bible “Who determined the measurements [of the earth], if you know? Or who stretched the [measuring] line on it? Christian Standard Bible Who fixed its dimensions? Certainly you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it? Holman Christian Standard Bible Who fixed its dimensions? Certainly you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it? American Standard Version Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it? Contemporary English Version Doubtless you know who decided its length and width. English Revised Version Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who stretched the line upon it? GOD'S WORD® Translation Who determined its dimensions? Certainly, you know! Who stretched a measuring line over it? Good News Translation Who decided how large it would be? Who stretched the measuring line over it? Do you know all the answers? International Standard Version Who set its measurement? Am I to assume you know? Who stretched a boundary line over it? Majority Standard Bible Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? NET Bible Who set its measurements--if you know--or who stretched a measuring line across it? New Heart English Bible Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it? Webster's Bible Translation Who hath laid the measures of it, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? World English Bible Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWho placed its measures—if you know? Or who has stretched out a line on it? Young's Literal Translation Who placed its measures -- if thou knowest? Or who hath stretched out upon it a line? Smith's Literal Translation Who set its measures, if thou shalt know? or who stretched the line upon it? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWho hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Catholic Public Domain Version Who set its measurements, if you know, or who stretched a line over it? New American Bible Who determined its size? Surely you know? Who stretched out the measuring line for it? New Revised Standard Version Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWho has laid its measures, if you know? Or who has stretched the line upon it? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Who set down its measurements, if you know, and who has stretched a cord upon it? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it? Brenton Septuagint Translation who set the measures of it, if thou knowest? or who stretched a line upon it? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God Challenges Job…4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. 5Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? 6On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone,… Cross References Proverbs 8:27-29 I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep, / when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth, / when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth. Isaiah 40:12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance? Jeremiah 31:35-37 Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name: / “Only if this fixed order departed from My presence, declares the LORD, would Israel’s descendants ever cease to be a nation before Me.” / This is what the LORD says: “Only if the heavens above could be measured and the foundations of the earth below searched out would I reject all of Israel’s descendants because of all they have done,” declares the LORD. Psalm 104:5 He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved. Psalm 33:6-9 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. / He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses. / Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him. ... Genesis 1:1-10 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. / Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. / And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. ... Isaiah 45:12 It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host. Isaiah 44:24 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth, Psalm 89:11 The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded. Psalm 102:25 In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. Hebrews 1:10 And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. Colossians 1:16-17 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. Romans 11:33-36 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! / “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?” / “Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?” ... Revelation 4:11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.” Treasury of Scripture Who has laid the measures thereof, if you know? or who has stretched the line on it? laid Job 11:9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. Job 28:25 To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure. Proverbs 8:27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: who hath stretched Psalm 19:4 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 sun, Psalm 78:55 He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. Isaiah 34:11 But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. Jump to Previous Determined Dimensions Fixed Line Marked Measurements Measures Measuring Placed Stretched Surely Thereof WisdomJump to Next Determined Dimensions Fixed Line Marked Measurements Measures Measuring Placed Stretched Surely Thereof WisdomJob 38 1. God challenges Job to answer4. God, by his mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance 31. and weakness Who fixed its measurements? This phrase invites us to consider the divine wisdom and authority of God as the Creator. The Hebrew word for "fixed" is "שׂוּם" (sum), which implies setting or establishing something with intention and precision. In the context of creation, it suggests that God has meticulously determined the dimensions of the earth, highlighting His omniscience and omnipotence. This rhetorical question challenges Job—and by extension, all humanity—to recognize the limits of human understanding compared to God's infinite knowledge. It serves as a reminder of the order and purpose inherent in creation, which is beyond human comprehension. Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whoמִי־ (mî-) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix fixed שָׂ֣ם (śām) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set its measurements? מְ֭מַדֶּיהָ (mə·mad·de·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 4461: Measurement Surely כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you know! תֵדָ֑ע (ṯê·ḏā‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know Or א֤וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if who מִֽי־ (mî-) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix stretched נָטָ֖ה (nā·ṭāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend a measuring line קָּֽו׃ (qāw) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6957: A cord, for, measuring, a rule, a rim, a musical string, accord across it? עָלֶ֣יהָ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Links Job 38:5 NIVJob 38:5 NLT Job 38:5 ESV Job 38:5 NASB Job 38:5 KJV Job 38:5 BibleApps.com Job 38:5 Biblia Paralela Job 38:5 Chinese Bible Job 38:5 French Bible Job 38:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 38:5 Who determined its measures if you know? 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