Job 38:19 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 38:19

17 Have ^athe gates of death been revealed to you?
Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death?

18 Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth?
Tell Me, if you know all this.

19 “Where is the way to the dwelling of light?
And darkness, where is its place,

20 That you may take it to its territory,
That you may know the paths to its home?

21 Do you know it, because you were born then,
Or because the number of your days is great?

22 “Have you entered ^athe treasury of snow,
Or have you seen the treasury of hail,

23 ^aWhich I have reserved for the time of trouble,
For the day of battle and war?

24 By what way is light¹ diffused,
Or the east wind scattered over the earth?

25 “Who ^ahas divided a channel for the overflowing water,
Or a path for the thunderbolt,

26 To cause it to rain on a land where there is no one,
A wilderness in which there is no man;

27 ^aTo satisfy the desolate waste,
And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass?

28 ^aHas the rain a father?
Or who has begotten the drops of dew?

29 From whose womb comes the ice?
And the ^afrost of heaven, who gives it birth?

30 The waters harden like stone,
And the surface of the deep is ^afrozen.

31 “Can you bind the cluster of the ^aPleiades,
Or loose the belt of Orion?

32 Can you bring out¹ Mazzaroth in its season?
Or can you guide¹ the Great Bear with its cubs?

Verse Comparison: Job 38:19

American Standard Version
Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

Amplified® Bible
Where is the way where light dwells? And as for darkness, where is its abode,

Contemporary English Version
Where is the home of light, and where does darkness live?

Darby English Version
Where is the way to where light dwelleth? and the darkness, where is its place,

Good News Bible
Do you know where the light comes from or what the source of darkness is?

King James Version
Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

New American Standard Bible
"Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where is its place,

New International Version
"What is the way to the abode of light?
And where does darkness reside?

New King James Version
“ Where is the way to the dwelling of light?
And darkness, where is its place,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Where can you find your way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where does it reside,

Revised Standard Version
"Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and where is the place of darkness,

Young's Literal Translation
Where `is' this -- the way light dwelleth? And darkness, where `is' this -- its place?

New English Translation
“In what direction¹ does light reside, and darkness, where is its place,