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Who determined the measures of it, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?
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God, the Master Architect
Commentators explain that this verse portrays God as a master architect. Just as a builder uses a measuring line to ensure precision, God meticulously planned and "measured" the earth. This imagery emphasizes that creation was not an accident but a work of infinite wisdom, skill, and intentional design.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Who has laid its measures — That is, as an architect applies his measures when he builds a house.
If you know — Or rather,…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Who has laid the measures thereof, if you know ? &c.] Did God or a creature? The Lord, no doubt. He laid them out in…
For the humbling of Job, God here shows him his ignorance, even concerning the earth and the sea. As we cannot find fault with God's work, so we ne…
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13th Century
Catholic
After the discussion about divine providence between Job and his friends, Eliud had taken it upon himself to resolve the matter, contradicting Job …
