ESV Reformation Study Bible – Job 38:17
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Job 38:17

38:17 the gates of death. The “gates” stand for dominion (Matt. 16:18). The Lord is sovereign over this invisible realm, which no living person has ever seen (17:16). According to the pagan religions of Canaan, the god Mot was ruler of the realm of the dead, but Job knew otherwise (cf. 26:6).