You seta boundarythat they may not passover,So that they will not returnto coverthe earth.
Do you not fearMe?' declaresthe LORD.'Do you not tremblein My presence?For I have placedthe sandas a boundaryfor the sea,An eternaldecree,so it cannotcrossoverit. Though the wavestoss,yet they cannotprevail;Though they roar,yet they cannotcrossoverit.
"For thisis like the daysof Noahto Me, WhenI sworethat the watersof NoahWould not floodthe earthagain;SoI have swornthat I will not be angrywith you Norwill I rebukeyou.
"He has inscribeda circleon the surfaceof the watersAt the boundaryof lightand darkness.
He gathersthe watersof the seatogether as a heap;He laysup the deepsin storehouses.