Job 38:10

Easy To Read Version

I set the limits for the sea\par and put it behind locked gates.\par

Cross References

Genesis 9:15

When I see this rainbow, I will remember the agreement between me and you and every living thing on the earth. That agreement says that a flood will never again destroy all life on the earth.

Job 26:10

God drew the horizon on the ocean,\par like a circle\par where light and darkness meet.\par

Job 38:11

I said to the sea,\par ‘You can come this far, but no farther.\par This is where your proud waves\par will stop.’\par

Job 38:9

At that time I covered it with clouds,\par and wrapped it in darkness.\par

Job 41:14

No person can force Leviathan\par to open his jaws.\par The teeth in his mouth scare people.\par

Psalm 104:9

You set the limits for the seas.\par And the water will never again\par rise to cover the earth.\par

Psalm 33:7

God gathered the water from the sea\par into one place.\par He keeps the ocean in its place.\par

Proverbs 8:29

I was there when the Lord set the limits\par for water in the seas.\par The water can’t rise higher\par than the Lord allows.\par I was there when the Lord made\par the foundations of the earth.\par

Jeremiah 5:22

Surely you are afraid of me.’”\par This message is from the Lord.\par “You should shake with fear in front of me.\par I am the One who made the beaches\par to be a boundary for the sea.\par I made it that way to keep the water\par in its place forever.\par The waves may pound the beach,\par but they will not destroy it.\par The waves may roar as they come in,\par but they can’t go beyond the beach.\par