4 Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have such knowledge! 5 Who decided its dimensions? Don’t you know? Who stretched out a measuring line?
8 Who laid down the boundaries of the sea when it was born?38:8. Literally, "who shut in the sea with doors when it burst forth from the womb."
12 During your lifetime, have you ever ordered the morning to begin?
31 Can you tie together the stars of the Pleiades? Can you loosen the belt of the Orion constellation?38:31. God is speaking figuratively regarding the stars in these constellations, previously mentioned in 9:9.