Job 38:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;”

Job 38:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 38:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 38:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place,”

Job 38:12 — World English Bible

Job 38:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“ Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, And caused the dayspring to know its place; ”

Job 38:12 — American Standard Version

Job 38:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Hast thou commanded morning since thy days? Causest thou the dawn to know its place?”

Job 38:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 38:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Hast thou since thy days commanded the morning? hast thou caused the dawn to know its place, ”

Job 38:12 — Darby Translation

Job 38:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Hast thou commanded the morning since thy dayes? hast thou caused the morning to knowe his place,”

Job 38:12 — Geneva Bible

Job 38:12 in Context — Job 38

10 And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

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What Does Job 38:12 Mean?

Job 38:12 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 38. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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