He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.
Proverbs 8:29 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his mitzvah, when he marked 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 has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.
He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.
You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; that they don't turn again to cover the earth.
To him who by understanding made the heavens; for his loving kindness endures forever:
He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses.
By wisdom the LORD founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.
when he established the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong,
Don't you fear me? says the LORD: won't you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it can't pass it? and though the waves of it toss themselves, yet they can't prevail; though they roar, yet they can't pass over it.