Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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
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
Tsavah
Yowm
Shachar
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 38:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Interrogates Job
11
when I said: 'This far you may come and no farther'; here is where your proud waves halt?
12
And caused the dawn to know its place,
Names
Cross References
Psalm 74:16
The day and the night are yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.
Genesis 1:5
God called the light day. He called the darkness night. There was evening and there was morning, one day.
Job 8:9
After all we were born only yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are a mere shadow.
Job 15:7
Are you the first man ever born? Were you created before the hills?
Job 38:4
Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand.
Job 38:21
Surely you know, for you were already born! You have lived so many years!
Psalm 136:7-8
To him who made the great lights. His loving kindness is everlasting:
Psalm 148:3-5
Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all shining stars.
Luke 1:78
A rising of light will visit us from on high because of the tender mercy of our God.
2 Peter 1:19
We have the word of prophecy made sure (steadfast) (firm)! You do well that you pay attention [to God's Word] as you would to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the daystar rises, in your hearts.