Holy Scripture
Job 38:18
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“Hast thou considered the breadth of the earth? For whilst the Lord sought the narrowness of death, He spread abroad His faith in the nations, and extended Holy Church to numberless hearts of believers. To whom it is said by the Prophet, Enlarge the place of thy tent, and extend the curtains of thy tabernacles; spare n…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
18And hast thou been instructed in the breadth of the whole earth under heaven? Tell me now, what is the extent of it?
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16Or hast thou gone to the source of the sea, And walked in the tracks of the deep?
17And do the gates of death open to thee for fear; And did the porters of hell quake when they saw thee?
— Job 38:18 —
19And in what kind of a land does the light dwell? And of what kind is the place of darkness?
20If thou couldest bring me to their utmost boundaries, And if also thou knowest their paths;