Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world?

New American Standard Bible

“Who gave Him authority over the earth?
And who has laid on Him the whole world?

King James Version

Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?

Holman Bible

Who gave Him authority over the earth?
Who put Him in charge of the entire world?

International Standard Version

Who entrusted the earth to him? Who made him responsible for the entire inhabited world?

A Conservative Version

Who gave him a charge over the earth? Or who has disposed the whole world?

American Standard Version

Who gave him a charge over the earth? Or who hath disposed the whole world?

Amplified


“Who put God in charge over the earth?
And who has laid on Him the whole world?

Bible in Basic English

Who put the earth into his care, or made him responsible for the world?

Julia Smith Translation

Who committed to him the earth? and who set up the habitable globe all of it?

King James 2000

Who has given him charge over the earth? or who has laid on him the whole world?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Who gave him charge [over the] earth? Or who laid on [him] [the] whole world?

Modern King James verseion

Who has given the earth as a deposit with Him? Or who has set the whole world in order?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Who ruleth the earth in his stead? Or whom hath he set to govern the whole world?

NET Bible

Who entrusted to him the earth? And who put him over the whole world?

New Heart English Bible

Who put him in charge of the earth? or who has appointed him over the whole world?

The Emphasized Bible

Who set him in charge of the earth? Or who appointed him the whole world?

Webster

Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?

World English Bible

Who put him in charge of the earth? or who has appointed him over the whole world?

Youngs Literal Translation

Who hath inspected for Himself the earth? And who hath placed all the habitable world?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
over the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

Context Readings

Elihu Asserts God's Justice

12 Yea, surely, God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment. 13 Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world? 14 If he only thought of himself, and gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:11

Thine, Jehovah, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the splendour, and the majesty; for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is thine: thine, Jehovah, is the kingdom, and thou art exalted as Head above all;

Job 36:23

Who hath appointed him his way? or who hath said, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?

Job 38:4-41

Where wast thou when I founded the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.

Job 40:8-11

Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?

Proverbs 8:23-30

I was set up from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was.

Isaiah 40:13-14

Who hath directed the Spirit of Jehovah, and, as his counsellor, hath taught him?

Daniel 4:35

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of the heavens, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

Romans 11:34-36

For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counsellor?

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