Job 38:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 38:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 38:6 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; foundations: Heb. sockets fastened..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 38:6 — KJV
“Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; foundations: Heb. sockets fastened: Heb. made to sink?”
— Job 38:6 (KJV)
Job 38:6 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 38:6
“And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.”
Shares key themes with Job 38:6: thereof, laid, corner
“Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. exempted: Heb. free”
Shares key themes with Job 38:6: thereof, stone, heb
“In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;”
Shares key themes with Job 38:6: foundations, thereof, laid
“And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. fenced: or, made a wall about made: Heb. hewed”
Shares key themes with Job 38:6: thereof, stone, heb
“For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. of old: Heb. from yesterday”
Shares key themes with Job 38:6: thereof, stone, heb
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