He laid out the horizon on the surface of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
Proverbs 8:29 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised when he set a limit for the sea so that the waters would not violate his command, when he laid out the foundations of the earth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When he gave to the sea his decree, That the waters should not pass his commandment: When he appointed the foundations of the earth: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When He gave to the sea its limit and His decree that the waters should not transgress [across the boundaries set by] His command, when He appointed the foundations of the earth–[Job 38:10, 11; Ps. 104:6-9; Jer. 5:22.] American Standard Version (1901) When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth; Common English Bible when he set a limit for the sea, so the water couldn’t go beyond his command, when he marked out the earth’s foundations. Catholic Public Domain Version when he encompassed the sea within its limits, and laid down a law for the waters, lest they transgress their limits; when he weighed the foundations of the earth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When he compassed the sea with its bounds, and set a law to the waters that they should not pass their limits: when he balanced the foundations of the earth; |
He laid out the horizon on the surface of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
The Lord founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
when he placed the skies above, when the fountains of the ocean gushed out,
Do you not fear me? This is the Lord’s declaration. Do you not tremble before me, the one who set the sand as the boundary of the sea, an enduring barrier that it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar, but cannot pass over it.