"Job had pleaded for an interview with God in which his innocence could be established (Job 13:3).
The Lord plies Job with one rhetorical question after another, emphasizing God’s greatness as Creator:
“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding.
Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone, when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy? …Have the gates of death been revealed to you, or have you seen the gates of deep darkness?
Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth?
Declare, if you know all this” (38:4–7,17–18)."
CMI
