Job 38:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 38:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 38:12 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 38:12 — KJV
“Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;”
— Job 38:12 (KJV)
Job 38:12 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 38:12
“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;”
Shares key themes with Job 38:12: hast, commanded, days
“For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.”
Shares key themes with Job 38:12: commanded, days, know
“And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle. trench: or, place of the carriage fight: or, battle array, or, place of fight”
Shares key themes with Job 38:12: commanded, morning, place
“And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel. quickly: or, diligently: Heb. greatly when the...: Heb. in the day of the business Ezel: or, that sheweth the way”
Shares key themes with Job 38:12: hast, days, place
“And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.”
Shares key themes with Job 38:12: commanded, know, place
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