"Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?" — Job 38:16

Job 38:16 · KJV

“Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?”

— Job 38:16

And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

Job 38 — Context

It is turned as clay {to} the seal; and they stand as a garment.

And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

Cross References

Proverbs 8:24

When {there were} no depths, I was brought forth; when {there were} no fountains abounding with water.

Job 26:5-6

Dead {things} are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. {and the...: or, with the inhabitants}

Psalms 77:19

Thy way {is} in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.

Jeremiah 51:36

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.