“Job, have you ever gone\par to the deepest parts of the sea\par where the sea begins?\par Have you ever walked\par on the ocean bottom?\par
Rain stopped falling from the sky. And water stopped flowing from under the earth.
When Leviathan swims,\par he leaves a path behind himself.\par He stirs up the water,\par and leaves white foam behind him.\par
God alone made the skies.\par He walks on the ocean waves.\par
God, you walked through the deep water,\par you crossed the deep sea,\par but you left no footprints.\par
I was formed before the oceans;\par I was made before there was water.\par
I was born before the Lord put the clouds\par in the sky.\par And I was there when the Lord put water\par in the ocean.\par
So the Lord says:\par “I will defend you, Judah.\par I will make sure\par that Babylon is punished.\par I will dry up Babylon’s sea.\par And I will make her water springs\par become dry.\par