Job 38:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

Or who closed up the sea with doors, when it burst forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

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  • Gen 1:9 : 9 And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together in one place, and let the dry land appear; and it was so.
  • Jer 5:22 : 22 Do you not fear me? says the LORD: will you not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the boundary of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
  • Prov 8:29 : 29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not go beyond his command; when he appointed the foundations of the earth,
  • Ps 33:7 : 7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; he lays up the depths in storehouses.
  • Ps 104:8-9 : 8 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys to the place which You have founded for them. 9 You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; that they may not return to cover the earth.
  • Job 38:10 : 10 And fixed My limit for it, and set bars and doors,

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    9When I made the cloud its garment, and thick darkness a swaddling band for it,

    10And fixed My limit for it, and set bars and doors,

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    7When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

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  • Job 38:28-30
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    28Does the rain have a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew?

    29From whose womb comes the ice? And the frost of heaven, who gives it birth?

    30The waters are hidden like stone, and the surface of the deep is frozen.

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    7He commands the sun, and it does not rise; He seals up the stars.

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  • Job 38:24-25
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    24By what way is the light distributed, which scatters the east wind upon the earth?

    25Who has divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder,

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    10Because it did not shut the doors of my mother's womb, nor hide sorrow from my eyes.

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    37Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

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    4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.

    5Who determined its measurements, if you know? Or who stretched the line upon it?

  • 2 Sam 22:16
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    16And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were uncovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

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    8And with the blast of your nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright like a heap, and the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.

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    33Do you know the statutes of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?

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    24When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains overflowing with water.

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    7He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; he lays up the depths in storehouses.

  • Ps 18:15
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    15Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.

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    22Have you entered into the storehouses of the snow? Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,

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    8The birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatever passes through the paths of the seas.

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    30Behold, he spreads his light upon it, and covers the bottom of the sea.

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    13You divided the sea by Your strength: You broke the heads of the dragons in the waters.