Job 38:13

King James Version

That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
Have you made daylight spread to the ends of the earth, to bring an end to the night's wickedness?

English Revised Version
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?

Update Bible Version
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?

New Century Version
in order to take hold of the earth by its edges and shake evil people out of it?

New English Translation
that it might seize the corners of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?

Webster's Bible Translation
That it might take hold of the ends of earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

World English Bible
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And shake the wicked out of it?

Amplified Bible
So that light may take hold of the corners of the earth And shake the wickedness out of it?

English Standard Version
that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whethir thou heldist schakynge togidere the laste partis of erthe, and schakedist awei wickid men therfro?

Berean Standard Bible
that it might spread to the ends of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?

Contemporary English Version
Did it take hold of the earth and shake out the wicked like dust from a rug?

American Standard Version
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?

Bible in Basic English
So that it might take a grip of the skirts of the earth, shaking all the evil-doers out of it?

Complete Jewish Bible
so that it could take hold of the edges of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?

Darby Translation
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked might be shaken out of it?

Easy-to-Read Version
Did you ever tell the morning light to grab the earth and shake those who are evil out of their hiding places?

JPS Old Testament (1917)
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?

King James Version (1611)
That it might take hold of the endes of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

New Life Bible
that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the sinful be shaken out of it?

New Revised Standard
so that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?

Geneva Bible (1587)
That it might take hold of the corners of the earth, and that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

George Lamsa Translation
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be thrown out of it?

Good News Translation
Have you ordered the dawn to seize the earth and shake the wicked from their hiding places?

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
That it might lay hold of the wings of the earth, and the lawless be shaken out of it?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And didst thou hold the extremities of the earth shaking them, and hast thou shaken the ungodly out of it?

Revised Standard Version
that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
That it might take holde of the corners of the earth, and that the vngodly might be shaken out of it.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
to lay hold of the extremities of the earth, to cast out the ungodly out of it?

Christian Standard Bible®
so it may seize the edges of the earthand shake the wicked out of it?

Hebrew Names Version
That it might take hold of the ends of the eretz, And shake the wicked out of it?

Lexham English Bible
to take hold of the earth's skirts so that the wicked might be shaken off from it?

Literal Translation
that it might take hold of the wings of the earth; that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

Young's Literal Translation
To take hold on the skirts of the earth, And the wicked are shaken out of it,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
yt it might take holde of the corners of the earth, & yt the vngodly might be shake out?

New American Standard Bible
So that it would take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked would be shaken off from it?

New King James Version
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?

New American Standard Bible (1995)
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?

Legacy Standard Bible
That it might seize the ends of the earth,And the wicked be shaken out of it?

Contextual Overview

¹² Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; ¹³ That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? ¹⁴ It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment. ¹⁵ And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. ¹⁶ Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? ¹⁷ Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? ¹⁸ Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all. ¹⁹ Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, ²⁰ That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? ²¹ Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

take: Psalms 19:4-6, Psalms 139:9-12

ends: Heb. wings, Job 37:3, *marg.

the wicked: Job 24:13-17, Exodus 14:27, Psalms 104:21, Psalms 104:22, Psalms 104:35

Reciprocal: Job 24:16 - they know Job 25:3 - upon whom Job 38:19 - the way Job 38:24 - General Job 38:33 - canst Amos 5:8 - and turneth

Gill's Notes on the Bible

That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,.... As when the morning light springs forth, it quickly does, reaching in a short time the extreme part of the hemisphere; which, and what goes before, may be applied to the light of the Gospel, and the direction of that under divine Providence in the several parts of the world, and unto the ends of it; see Psalms 19:4;

that the wicked might be shaken out of it? the earth, by means of the light; which may be understood either of wicked men who have been all night upon works of darkness, and be take themselves on the approach of light to private lurking places, like beasts of prey, so that the earth seems to be, as it were, clear of them; or of their being taken up in the morning for deeds done in the night, and brought to justice, which used to be exercised in mornings, Jeremiah 21:12; and so the earth rid of them: thus wicked men shun the light, of the Gospel, and are condemned by it; and in the latter day light and glory they will cease from the earth; see John 3:19.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That it might take hold of the ends of the earth - Margin, as in Hebrew “wings.” Wings are in the Scriptures frequently given to the earth, because it seems to be spread out, and the expression refers to its extremities. The language is derived from the supposition that the earth was a plain, and had limits or bounds. The idea here is, that God causes the light of the morning suddenly to spread to the remotest parts of the world, and to reveal everything which was there.

That the wicked might be shaken out of it - Out of the earth; that is, by the light which suddenly shines upon them. The sense is, that the wicked perform their deeds in the darkness of the night, and that in the morning light they flee away. The effect of the light coming upon them is to disturb their plans, to fill them with alarm, and to cause them to flee. The idea is highly poetic. The wicked are engaged in various acts of iniquity under cover of the night. Robbers, thieves, and adulterers, go forth to their deeds of darkness as though no one saw them. The light of the morning steals suddenly upon them, and they flee before it under the apprehension of being detected. “The dawn,” says Herder, “is represented as a watchman, a messenger of the Prince of heaven, sent to chase away the bands of robbers.” It may illustrate this to observe that it is still the custom of the Arabs to go on plundering excursions before the dawn. When on their way this faithful watchman, the aurora, goes out to spread light about them, to intimidate them, and to disperse them; compare the notes at Job 24:13-17.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 38:13. That the wicked might be shaken out of it? — The meaning appears to be this: as soon as the light begins to dawn upon the earth, thieves, assassins, murderers, and adulterers, who all hate and shun the light, fly like ferocious beasts to their several dens and hiding places; for such do not dare to come to the light, lest their works be manifest, which are not wrought in God. To this verse the fifteenth appears to belong, as it connects immediately with it, which connection the introduction of the fourteenth verse disturbs. "And from the wicked," such as are mentioned above "their light is withholden;" they love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil; and as they prowl after their prey in the night-season, they are obliged to sleep in the day, and thus its "light is withholden" from them. "And the high arm shall be broken;" or, as Mr. Good translates, "The roving of wickedness is broken off." They can no longer pursue their predatory and injurious excursions.