Job 38 · Verse 13

Job 38:13

That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Job 38:13, King James Version

Job 38:13 in other translations

BSBthat it might spread to the ends of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?
WEBthat it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?
ASVThat it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?
YLTTo take hold on the skirts of the earth, And the wicked are shaken out of it,
DARBYThat it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked might be shaken out of it?
BBESo that it might take a grip of the skirts of the earth, shaking all the evil-doers out of it?
WebsterThat it might take hold of the ends of earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

What does Job 38:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 38:12-15

12-15. Passing from creation to phenomena in the existing inanimate world. Hast thou--as God daily does. commanded the morning--to rise. since thy days--since thou hast come into being. his place--It varies in its place of rising from day to day, and yet it has its place each day according to fixed laws.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 That the wicked might be shaken out of it? - The meaning appears to be this: as soon as the light begins to dawn upon the earth, thieves, assassins, murderers, and adulterers, who all hate and shun the light, fly like ferocious beasts to their several dens and hiding places; for such do not dare to come to the light, lest their works be manifest, which are not wrought in God. To this verse the fifteenth appears to belong, as it connects immediately with it, which connection the introduction of the fourteenth verse disturbs. "And from the wicked," such as are mentioned above "their light is withholden;" they love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil; and as they prowl after their prey in the night-season, they are obliged to sleep in the day, and thus its "light is withholden" from them. "And the high arm shall be broken;" or, as Mr. Good translates, "The roving of wickedness is broken off." They can no longer pursue their predatory and injurious excursions.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 38:12-24

The Lord questions Job, to convince him of his ignorance, and shame him for his folly in prescribing to God. If we thus try ourselves, we shall soon be brought to own that what we know is nothing in comparison with what we know not. By the tender mercy of our God, the Day-spring from on high has visited us, to give light to those that sit in darkness, whose hearts are turned to it as clay to the seal, 2Co 4:6. God's…

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Job 38:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֶ֭אֱחֹזLe.'e.chozto take holdH270
בְּכַנְפ֣וֹתbe.khan.Foton [the] corners ofH3671
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
וְיִנָּעֲר֖וּve.yi.na.'a.Ruso they may be shakenH5287
רְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563
מִמֶּֽנָּה\׃mi.Me.nahfrom itH4480

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 38:13

  • Psalms 104:35

    Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Praise ye the Lord.

  • Job 37:3

    He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

  • Exodus 14:27

    And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

  • Psalms 104:21-22

    The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.

  • Job 24:13-17

    They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof. The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief. The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face. In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light. …

  • Psalms 19:4-6

    Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

  • Psalms 139:9-12

    If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
take.
Ps 19:4-6; 139:9-12
ends. Heb. wings.
37:3; *marg:
the wicked.
24:13-17; Ex 14:27; Ps 104:21,22,35

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Context

  • Job 38:12

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

  • Job 38:13

    That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

  • Job 38:14

    It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

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Job 38:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Para que ocupe los fines de la tierra, y que sean sacudidos de ella los impíos?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Pour qu’elle saisisse les bords de la terre, et que les méchants en soient secoués?
German
Elberfelder 1871		daß sie erfasse die Säume der Erde, und die Gesetzlosen von ihr verscheucht werden?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et tenuisti concutiens extrema terræ, et excussisti impios ex ea?