Job 38:33
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 38:33 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 38:33 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 38:33 — KJV
“Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?”
— Job 38:33 (KJV)
Job 38:33 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 38:33
“And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,”
Shares key themes with Job 38:33: heaven, set, earth
“And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.”
Shares key themes with Job 38:33: heaven, set, earth
“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:”
Shares key themes with Job 38:33: heaven, set, earth
“For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven, long...: Heb. the length thereof, etc”
Shares key themes with Job 38:33: heaven, set, thereof
“And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.”
Shares key themes with Job 38:33: heaven, set, earth
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