Divinity Atlas

Sacred Correspondences
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Job 38:4-7

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The opening of God's answer from the whirlwind, which never addresses Job's question about justice. 'Sons of God', bene elohim, is the language of a divine assembly and sits awkwardly with later monotheism; the same phrase opens the book at chapter 1.

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Passage
Text
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding. Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it? Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof, When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy? 1
Reference
Job 38:4-7 1
Reference Scheme
Book, Chapter, Verse 1
Translation
Translation
The Holy Bible, American Standard Version 1
Translator
American Revision Committee 1
Meaning
Theme
creation, cosmos 1
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Judaism, Religions

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Sources
1. The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line text
American Revision Committee, eBible.org (digital edition), 1901Job 38:4-7View the Source
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