Job 38:4 - Tree of Life Version “Where were you when I laid the foundations of earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Declare to Me, if you have and know understanding. American Standard Version (1901) Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding. Common English Bible Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundations? Tell me if you know. Catholic Public Domain Version Where were you, when I set the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Where wast thou when I laid up the foundations of the earth? Tell me if thou hast understanding. |
These are the genealogical records of the heavens and the earth when they were created, at the time when Adonai Elohim made land and sky.
“Are you the first man to be born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
I say, “My God, do not take me up in the middle of my days. Your years endure through all generations!
Long ago You founded the earth, the heavens are the work of Your hands.
He set the earth upon its foundations, so it should not totter forever and ever.
By wisdom Adonai founded the earth. By understanding He established the heavens.
Who has gone up into heaven, and come down? Who has gathered the wind in the palm of His hand? Who has wrapped the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name and what is the name of His son—if you know?”
“Adonai brought me forth, the first of His way, before His works of old.
With whom did He consult, and who instructed Him? Who taught Him in the path of justice or taught Him knowledge? Who informed Him about the way of understanding?
He made the earth by His power, established the world by His wisdom, and stretched out heaven by His understanding.
For behold! He who forms mountains who creates the wind, who declares His thoughts to man, who makes dawn out of darkness, who walks above the heights of the earth—His Name is Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot!
And, “In the beginning, Adonai, You laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of Your hands.
In these last days He has spoken to us through a Son, whom He appointed heir of all things and through whom He created the universe.
He raises the helpless from the dust. He lifts the needy from the dunghill, to make them sit with nobles, granting them a seat of honor. For the earth’s pillars are Adonai’s, and He has set the world on them.