Bible verse
Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
Job 38:4 · BSB
The verses around it, from Job 38.
1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
2 “Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
5 Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it?
6 On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone,
7 while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8 Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
KJV
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
ASV
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.
ERV
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
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