What does Job 38:13 mean?

Job 38:13 highlights themes such as judgment, creation, authority when read in context.

How should I apply Job 38:13 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

12Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

14It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

15And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

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Matthew 25:32
Both verses discuss the separation of the wicked from the righteous.
Psalm 75:3
This verse also speaks about God's judgment and the shaking of the earth.
2 Peter 3:10
Both verses emphasize the coming judgment and transformation of the earth.