Job 38:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

How did I lay the foundation for the earth? Were you there?

Cross References

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 2:4

That's how God created the heavens and the earth. When the LORD God made the heavens and the earth,

Job 15:7

Were you the first human? Are you older than the hills?

Job 28:25

When God divided out the wind and the water,

Job 34:13

From the very beginning, God has been in control of all the world.

Psalm 102:25

In the beginning, LORD, you laid the earth's foundation and created the heavens.

Psalm 102:26

They will all disappear and wear out like clothes. You change them, as you would a coat, but you last for ever.

Psalm 104:5

You built foundations for the earth, and it will never be shaken.

Proverbs 3:19

By his wisdom and knowledge the LORD created heaven and earth.

Proverbs 30:4

Has anyone gone up to heaven and come back down? Has anyone grabbed hold of the wind? Has anyone wrapped up the sea or marked out boundaries for the earth? If you know of any who have done such things, then tell me their names and their children's names.

Proverbs 8:22

From the beginning, I was with the LORD. I was there before he began

Isaiah 40:14

Did the LORD ask anyone to teach him wisdom and justice? Who gave him knowledge and understanding?

Jeremiah 10:12

With your wisdom and power you created the earth and spread out the heavens.

Amos 4:13

I created the mountains and the wind. I let humans know what I am thinking. I bring darkness at dawn and step over hills. I am the LORD God All-Powerful!

Hebrews 1:10

The Scriptures also say, “In the beginning, Lord, you were the one who laid the foundation of the earth and created the heavens.

Hebrews 1:2

But now at last, God sent his Son to bring his message to us. God created the universe by his Son, and everything will some day belong to the Son.

1 Samuel 2:8

You lift the poor and homeless out of the rubbish dump and give them places of honour in royal palaces. You set the world on foundations, and they belong to you.