Job 38:17 · KJV
“Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?”
— Job 38:17
Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
Job 38 — Context
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
16Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
17Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
18Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
19Where {is} the way {where} light dwelleth? and {as for} darkness, where {is} the place thereof,
Cross References
Psalms 9:13
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble {which I suffer} of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
Psalms 107:18
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
Job 3:5
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. {stain: or, challenge} {let the...: or, let them terrify it, as those who have a bitter day}
Psalms 107:10
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, {being} bound in affliction and iron;
Psalms 107:14
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
Job 12:22
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
Psalms 23:4
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou {art} with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Psalms 116:3
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. {gat...: Heb. found me}