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Berean Standard Bible

“In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,”

Job 38:12

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God finally answers Job out of the whirlwind, not with explanations but with a barrage of questions about creation. He asks Job whether he understands the ordering of the world.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,

World English Bible (WEB)

“Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place;

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days [began], [And] caused the dayspring to know its place;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Have you, from your earliest days, given orders to the morning, or made the dawn conscious of its place;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿Has tú mandado á la mañana en tus días? ¿has mostrado al alba su lugar,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»¿Alguna vez ordenaste al amanecer que apareciera y mandaste a la aurora que surgiera en el oriente?

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