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Job 38:12
Job 38:12 is verse 12 of Job chapter 38, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,
King James Version
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
World English Bible
“Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place,
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Job 38:10–14 · Berean Standard Bible
10 when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,
11 and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?
12 In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,
13 that it might spread to the ends of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?
14 The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Genesis 1:5God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
Psalms 74:16The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
Psalms 136:7He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever.
Psalms 136:8the sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever.
Psalms 148:3Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
Psalms 148:4Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.
Psalms 148:5Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.
Job 38:4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
Job 38:21Surely you know, for you were already born! And the number of your days is great!
Job 8:9For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
Job 15:7Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
Luke 1:78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
2 Peter 1:19We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.