Job 38:20
“That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof,.... Either darkness, or rather the light; take it as it were by the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
That thou shouldest take it to the bounds thereof - Margin, “or, at.” The sense seems to be this: God asks Job whether…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Shouldest take it to the bound thereof? - Or, as Mr. Good, translates, "That thou shouldest lay hold of it in its…
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
take it to the bound thereof The second clause, the path toits house, suggests that the boundor border of light is not…