Job 38

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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers — Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers — Job (BibleHub)
Pinpointed
(18) Perceived. —Or rather, perhaps, comprehended. The breadth of the earth.—The earth being conceived of as a vast plain (comp. Job 38:13). Unscientific as all this language is, it is not a little remarkable that the majestic sublimity of it is not one whit affected thereby.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers — Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers — Job (BibleHub)
Pinpointed
(20) That thou shouldest take it —i.e., go with or track it.

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