Job 38:18
“Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth?.... Which may be put for all the dimensions of it, length, breadth,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? - How far the earth extends. To see the force of this, we must remember…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The breadth of the earth? - At that time the circumference of the globe was not known, because the earth itself was…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 38:12-24
The Lord here proceeds to ask Job many puzzling questions, to convince him of his ignorance, and so to shame him for his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Final query, Whether Job surveyed the whole earth, and comprehended its breadth.
hast thou perceived Rather perhaps,…
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