Job 38:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all. The breadth of the earth? - At that time the circumference of the globe was not known, because the earth itself was supposed to be a vast extended plain, bordered all round with the ocean and the sky.

Job 38:18

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