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Whereupon were the foundations of it fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,
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A Question of Humility
Commentators explain that God uses the familiar analogy of a building's foundation and cornerstone to ask a question He knows Job cannot answer. By highlighting Job's ignorance about the very earth he stands on, God demonstrates the folly of questioning His divine wisdom and secret counsels.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
On what are the foundations - Margin, “sockets.” The Hebrew word (אדן 'eden) means “a basis,” as of a column, or a pedesta…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened ? &c.] Or the pillars of it, as Ben Gersom interprets it; see ([Refer…
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 …
