Job 38:13

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“that it might spread to the ends of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?”

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BSBPD

“that it might spread to the ends of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“To take hold on the skirts of the earth, And the wicked are shaken out of it,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 38:13 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 14:27So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea.
  2. Job 24:13Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.
  3. Job 24:17For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!
  4. Job 37:3He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
  5. Psalms 19:4their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun.
  6. Psalms 19:5Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course,
  7. Psalms 104:21The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
  8. Psalms 104:35May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!
  9. Psalms 139:9If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,

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