He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.
Proverbs 8:29 - 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; 更多版本King 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.] 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; English Standard Version 2016 when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, |
He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.
To him that by understanding made the heavens; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up the deeps in store-houses.
Fear ye not me? saith Jehovah: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.