Job 38:6 Meaning and Explanation
“Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →God asks what holds up the earth and who set its cornerstone, the first and steadying stone of the whole structure.
What Does Job 38:6 Mean?
The building image deepens. On what are the earth's foundations sunk, and who laid its cornerstone, the stone from which a whole structure takes its alignment and strength? In the ancient world the cornerstone was laid with ceremony, for it determined the soundness of all that followed.
No human laid this stone, yet the language quietly points beyond itself. Scripture later names a sure foundation and a chief cornerstone in the person of Christ, in whom all things hold together. The God who anchored the earth on a cornerstone we cannot see has given those who trust him a foundation that cannot be shaken.
Job 38:6 in the Original Language
pinnah (פִּנָּה), 'corner stone' -- the chief stone that sets a building's alignment and bears its weight.
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What does Job 38:6 mean?
God asks what holds up the earth and who set its cornerstone, the first and steadying stone of the whole structure.