约伯记 38:17-18 CUVS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 38:12-24

The Lord here proceeds to ask Job many puzzling questions, to convince him of his ignorance, and so to shame him for his folly in prescribing to God. If we will but try ourselves with such interrogatories as these, we shall soon be brought to own that what we know is nothing in comparison with what we know not. Job is here challenged to give an account of six things:? I. Of the springs of the morning, the day-spring from on high, Job 38:12-15. As there is no visible being of which we may be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 38:17

Have the gates of death been opened unto thee ?.... Meaning not by which death has entered into the world, and which have been the causes and occasion of it; as the sin of man, the appointment of God, and various providences, calamities and diseases; but by which men enter into the state of the dead. Men know not experimentally what death is, nor in what way they shall go out of the world, nor at what time, nor in what place; they know not what the state of the dead is, there is no... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 38:18

Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth ?.... Which may be put for all the dimensions of it, length, breadth, diameter, and circumference, but especially it regards the surface of it, and the measurement of that; hast thou gone over the whole face of the earth and measured it, all its parts, its hills and dales, rocks and mountains, and took a survey of all the cities, towns and villages, woods, forests, fountains, rivers, &c;? no; if a man lived as long as Methuselah, and spent all... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 38:17

Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? - Dost thou know in what the article of death consists? This is as inexplicable as the question, What is animal life? The doors of the shallow of death? - צלמות tsalmaveth , the intermediate state, the openings into the place of separate spirits. Here two places are distinguished: מות maveth , death, and צלמות tsalmaveth , the shadow of death. It will not do to say, death is the privation of life, for what then would be the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 38:18

The breadth of the earth? - At that time the circumference of the globe was not known, because the earth itself was supposed to be a vast extended plain, bordered all round with the ocean and the sky. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:1-41

The tone of the appeal is sustained at a high pitch, and the entire passage is one of extraordinary force and eloquence. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:4-33

Human impotence and ignorance exposed. Job's affliction is a mystery—a mystery that needs to be revealed. Job has not given the explanation of it. He has not known it. His friends have failed. It has been attributed to his sin; but he is confident in his honest integrity, and cannot be persuaded that he is suffering punishment, for he has not a consciousness of guilt. Elihu has indicated the hidden nature of the Divine works, and has not made the mystery clearer. But he has closed the lips... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:16-30

Jehovah to Job: the first answer-the examination: 4. Concerning the mysteries of creation. I. THE MYSTERIES OF CREATION ARE MANIFOLD IN THEIR VARIETY . Jehovah directs Job's attention to some examples of these hidden things, or secrets, of nature. 1 . The depths of the ocean. The sea, perhaps more than any other object in nature, the universal emblem of the mysterious, in respect of its immensity, inconstancy, potency, harmony, is specially invested with a veil of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:17

Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? By "the gates of death," Sheol, the abode of the dead, seems to be intended (comp. Job 10:21 , Job 10:22 ; Job 17:16 ). Has Job explored this region, and penetrated its secrets? Or is it as unknown to him as to the rest of mankind? The second hemistich— Or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? —is a mere echo of the first, adding an new idea. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:18

Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? literally, the breadths ; i.e. the dimensions generally. The exact dimensions are probably not even yet known. Job can scarcely have had any conception of them. To him the earth was probably a vast plain, extended, he knew not how far, in all directions. Declare if thou knowest it all (comp. verses 4, 5, and 21). read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 38:12-24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 38:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 38:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 38:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 38:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:1-41

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:4-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:16-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:18

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