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 104:9
You set a boundary [for the waters] that they may not cross over,
So that they will not return to cover the earth.
Genesis 1:9-10
Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place [of standing, pooling together], and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.
Job 38:4-11
“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you know and have understanding.
Psalm 33:7
He gathers the waters of the sea together as in a wineskin;
He puts the deeps in storehouses.
Psalm 104:5
He established the earth on its foundations,
So that it will not be moved forever and ever.
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?]
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When he appointed
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He gave
“Or who enclosed the sea with doors
When it burst forth and went out of the womb;
He gathers the waters of the sea together as in a wineskin;
He puts the deeps in storehouses.
You set a boundary [for the waters] that they may not cross over,
So that they will not return to cover the earth.
‘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?]
When he appointed
“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you know and have understanding.