On what ¹  were its bases ²  set, or who laid its cornerstone –

biblegateway Job 38:6

"On what were its bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone,

What supports its foundations? Or who laid its cornerstone

On what were its footings sunk? Who laid its cornerstone

biblegateway Job 38:6

On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone—

On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone,

bibleoremus Job 38:6

On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone

On what do its supporting pillars rest? Who set its corner-stone in place,

biblegateway Job 38:6

To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,

Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;

biblegateway Job 38:6

On what ¹  were its bases ²  set, or who laid its cornerstone –

¹ tn For the interrogative serving as a genitive, see GKC 442 §136.b.

² sn The world was conceived of as having bases and pillars, but these poetic descriptions should not be pressed too far (e.g., see Ps 24:2, which may be worded as much for its polemics against Canaanite mythology as anything).