KJV King James Version
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
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Job 38:7
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
WEB World English Bible
when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
ASV American Standard Version
When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
In the singing together of stars of morning, And all sons of God shout for joy,
Surrounding context — Job 38
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8 Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb?
9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
10 And brake up for it my decreed [place], and set bars and doors,
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Revelation 5:11And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;Job 1:6Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.Ezra 3:11-12And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because [he is] good, for his mercy [endureth] for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.Revelation 22:16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, [and] the bright and morning star.Revelation 2:28And I will give him the morning star.Psalm 104:4Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:Job 2:1Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.Zechariah 4:7Who [art] thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel [thou shalt become] a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone [thereof with] shoutings, [crying], Grace, grace unto it.
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