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Job 38:4-18

The Lord Answers Job from the Whirlwind

August 9, 2026

The Lord Answering Job out of the Whirlwind, William Blake
The Lord Answering Job out of the Whirlwind, William Blake, 1805The Morgan Library & Museum, New York
Blake's God leans out of a spiral of cloud with both arms spread, while Job and his friends cower flat on the ground beneath.Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.William BlakeAn English poet, printmaker and visionary who illustrated his own books, was thought mad, and worked almost entirely outside the art world.The Morgan Library & Museum, New YorkJ. P. Morgan's private library on Madison Avenue, opened to the public by his son, holding manuscripts, drawings and three Gutenberg Bibles.The Morgan Library & Museum, New York
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelMatt. 14:22-33Mt 14:22-33
EpistleRom. 10:5-17Rom 10:5-17
Old TestamentJob 38:4-18Jb 38:4-18
PsalterPs. 18:1-6 (7-16)Ps 18:1-6 (7-16)

Overview & Insights

"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?" (Job 38:4)

The Lord finally answers Job out of the storm with a series of questions about creation, including who set the boundaries of the sea. God's speech reframes Job's suffering within the vast mystery of the created order.

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Commentary

Working Preacher: Commentary on Job 38:1-7, 34-41Working Preacher: Commentary on Jb 38:1-7, 34-41 Working Preacher

Lutheran lectionary commentary on the Lord answering Job from the whirlwind, covering the opening of this chapter.

Enduring Word: Job 38Enduring Word: Jb 38 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.

StudyLight: Job 38 CommentariesStudyLight: Jb 38 Commentaries StudyLight

Many complete commentaries on Job 38 gathered on one passage page.

BibleHub: Commentaries on Job 38:4BibleHub: Commentaries on Jb 38:4 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries keyed to God's questions about the foundation of the earth.

Background & Word Study

BibleProject: Job OverviewBibleProject: Jb Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of the structure and message of Job.

Sefaria: Job 38 (Hebrew)Sefaria: Jb 38 (Hebrew) Sefaria

Hebrew text with English and classical Jewish commentary on the chapter.

BibleHub: Job 38 InterlinearBibleHub: Jb 38 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Job 38Catena: Jb 38 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on Job 38.

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