Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Have you ever in your life commanded the morning,
And caused the dawn to know its place,

King James Version

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

Holman Bible

Have you ever in your life commanded the morning
or assigned the dawn its place,

International Standard Version

"Have you ever commanded the morning at any time during your life? Do you know where the dawn lives,

A Conservative Version

Have thou commanded the morning since thy days [began], [and] caused the dayspring to know its place

American Standard Version

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began , And caused the dayspring to know its place;

Amplified


“Since your days began, have you ever commanded the morning,
And caused the dawn to know its place,

Bible in Basic English

Have you, from your earliest days, given orders to the morning, or made the dawn conscious of its place;

Darby Translation

Hast thou since thy days commanded the morning? hast thou caused the dawn to know its place,

Julia Smith Translation

In thy days didst thou command the morning? and didst thou make the dawning know its place?

King James 2000

Have you commanded the morning since your days began; and caused the dawn to know its place;

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Have you {ever in your life} commanded [the] morning? Have you made the dawn know its place,

Modern King James verseion

Have you commanded the morning from your days, and caused the dawn to know its place,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Hast thou given the morning his charge, as soon as thou wast born, and showed the day spring his place,

NET Bible

Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, or made the dawn know its place,

New Heart English Bible

"Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place;

The Emphasized Bible

Since thy days began hast thou commanded the morning? or caused the dawn to know its place;

Webster

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the day-spring to know its place;

World English Bible

"Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place;

Youngs Literal Translation

Hast thou commanded morning since thy days? Causest thou the dawn to know its place?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
צוה 
Tsavah 
Usage: 494

the morning
בּקר 
Boqer 
Usage: 214

יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

and caused the dayspring
שׁחר 
Shachar 
Usage: 24

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Yahweh Interrogates Job

11 And I said, ‘Thus far you shall come, but no farther;
And here shall your proud waves stop’?
12 “Have you ever in your life commanded the morning,
And caused the dawn to know its place,
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,
And the wicked be shaken out of it?


Cross References

Psalm 74:16

Yours is the day, Yours also is the night;
You have prepared the light and the sun.

Genesis 1:5

God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

Job 8:9

“For we are only of yesterday and know nothing,
Because our days on earth are as a shadow.

Job 15:7

“Were you the first man to be born,
Or were you brought forth before the hills?

Job 38:4

“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding,

Job 38:21

“You know, for you were born then,
And the number of your days is great!

Psalm 136:7-8

To Him who made the great lights,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting:

Psalm 148:3-5

Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all stars of light!

Luke 1:78

Because of the tender mercy of our God,
With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us,

2 Peter 1:19

So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts.

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