John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 38:12
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days ;.... Job had lived to see many a morning, but it never was in his power to command one; he had been in such circumstances as to wish for morning light before it was, but was obliged to wait for it, could not hasten it, or cause it to spring before its time; see Job 7:3 ; one of the Targums is, "wast thou in the days of the first creation, and commandedst the morning to be?' he was not, God was; he was before the first morning, and... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 38:11
And said, hitherto shalt thou come, but no further ,.... The waters of the sea shall spread themselves to such and such shores, and wash them, but go no further; its rolling tides shall go up so far in rivers that go out of it, and then return, keeping exactly to time and place; this is said by Jehovah, the Word of God, and through his almighty power is tended to; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed ; so high and no higher shall they lift up themselves; so far and no farther shall... read more