Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
When he appointed
General references
Bible References
He gave
Genesis 1:9
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 38:8
“Or who enclosed the sea with doors
When it burst forth and went out of the womb;
“Or who enclosed the sea with doors
When it burst forth and went out of the womb;
Psalm 33:7
He gathers the waters of the sea together as in a wineskin;
He puts the deeps in storehouses.
He gathers the waters of the sea together as in a wineskin;
He puts the deeps in storehouses.
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.
You set a boundary [for the waters] that they may not cross over,
So that they will not return to cover the earth.
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?]
‘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
Job 38:4
“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you know and have understanding.
“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you know and have understanding.
General references
Genesis 1:9
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.