Job 38:4 - Exposition

Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Wast thou present? Didst thou witness it? If not, what canst thou know concerning it? And if thou knowest nothing of creation, what canst thou know of deeper things? The metaphor, by which the creation of the earth is compared to the foundation of an edifice, is a common one ( Psalms 102:25 ; Psalms 104:5 ; Proverbs 8:29 : Isaiah 48:13 ; Isaiah 51:13 , Isaiah 51:16 ; Zechariah 12:1 ; Hebrews 1:10 , etc.), and is to be viewed as a concession to human weakness, creation itself, as it actually took place, being inconceivable. Declare, if thou hast understanding. That is, if thou hast any knowledge on the subject (comp. Job 38:18 ).