Job 38:12
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 38
“Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;”Job 38:12
What Does Job 38:12 Mean?
Job 38:12 is found in the book of Job, chapter 38, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Job 38:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 74:16“The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.”Genesis 1:5“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.”Psalms 148:3“Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.”Job 8:9“(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)”Job 38:24“By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?”Job 38:19“Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,”Job 38:33“Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?”Genesis 1:14“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:”Psalms 65:8“They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.”Psalms 136:7“To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:”Amos 5:8“Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:”Luke 1:78“Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,”2 Peter 1:19“We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:”Job 15:7“Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?”Job 25:3“Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?”Job 38:21“Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?”Psalms 104:19“He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.”Genesis 1:17“And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,”Job 24:16“In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.”Job 38:4“Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.”
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