Parallel Verses
Amplified
“He has inscribed a circular limit (the horizon) on the face of the waters
At the boundary between light and darkness.
New American Standard Bible
At the
King James Version
He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
Holman Bible
at the boundary between light and darkness.
International Standard Version
He has delimited a boundary over the surface of the oceans as a limit between light and darkness.
A Conservative Version
He has described a boundary upon the face of the waters, to the confines of light and darkness.
American Standard Version
He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.
Bible in Basic English
By him a circle is marked out on the face of the waters, to the limits of the light and the dark.
Darby Translation
He hath traced a fixed circle over the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.
Julia Smith Translation
He marked out with a compass the law upon the face of the waters, even till the end of light with darkness..
King James 2000
He has drawn a circle on the waters at the boundary where the day and night come together.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{He has described a circle} on [the] face of [the] water {between light and darkness}.
Modern King James verseion
He has described a circle on the surface of the waters to the boundary of light with darkness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He hath compassed the waters with certain bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
NET Bible
He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness.
New Heart English Bible
He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.
The Emphasized Bible
A, boundary, hath he encircled on the face of the waters, as far as where light ends in darkness;
Webster
He hath encompassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
World English Bible
He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.
Youngs Literal Translation
A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness.
Themes
Power » Divine power over nature exhibited by Christ, general examples of » The sea controlled
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Preserving the course of nature
Science » Observations of, and deductions from, facts
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 26:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Power Over Creation
9
“He covers the face of the
And spreads His cloud over it.
“He has inscribed a circular limit (the horizon) on the face of the waters
At the boundary between light and darkness.
“The pillars of the heavens tremble
And are terrified at His rebuke.
Names
Cross References
Job 38:8-11
“Or who enclosed the sea with doors
When it burst forth and went out of the womb;
Proverbs 8:29
When He set for the sea its boundary
So that the waters would not transgress [the boundaries set by] His command,
When He marked out the foundations of the earth—
Psalm 33:7
He gathers the waters of the sea together as in a wineskin;
He puts the deeps in storehouses.
Jeremiah 5:22
‘Do you not fear Me?’ says the Lord.
‘Do you not tremble [in awe] in My presence?
For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea,
An eternal decree and a perpetual barrier beyond which it cannot pass.
Though the waves [of the sea] toss and break, yet they cannot prevail [against the sand ordained to hold them back];
Though the waves and the billows roar, yet they cannot cross over [the barrier].
[Is not such a God to be feared?]
Genesis 8:22
“While the earth remains,
Seedtime and harvest,
Cold and heat,
Winter and summer,
And day and night
Shall not cease.”
Psalm 104:6-9
You covered it with the deep as with a garment;
The waters were standing above the mountains.
Isaiah 54:9-10
“For this is like the waters of Noah to Me,
As I swore [an oath] that the waters of Noah
Would not flood the earth again;
In the same way I have sworn that I will not be angry with you
Nor will I rebuke you.