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Verse 38

Job 38:10

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,

American Standard Version (1901)

And marked out for it my bound, And set bars and doors,

Bible in Basic English

Ordering a fixed limit for it, with locks and doors;

Free Bible Version

I set its limits, marking its borders.

King James (Authorized) Version

And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

Translation for Translators

I set limits for the seas, and I put barriers so that the water would not come over the land.

Unlocked Literal Bible

That was when I marked out for the sea my boundary, and when I placed its bars and doors,

Noah Webster Bible

And broke up for it my decreed place , and set bars and doors,

World English Bible

marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors,

Young's Literal Translation

And I measure over it My statute, And place bar and doors,

Context

The LORD Challenges Job

⁹when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, ¹⁰when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, ¹¹and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?

Summary

In this verse, God is speaking to Job out of the whirlwind, highlighting His sovereign power and authority over creation. The imagery of setting boundaries for the sea symbolizes God's control and order in the world, emphasizing His wisdom and might. By restraining the sea with doors and bars, God showcases His ability to govern even the most chaotic and powerful forces of nature. This verse serves as a reminder of God's supremacy and the limitations of human understanding in comparison to His infinite knowledge and control.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

And brake up for it my decreed place - This refers to the decree, Gen 1:9 : "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place." And set bars and doors - And let the dry land appear. This formed the bars and doors of the sea; the land being everywhere a barrier against the encroachments and inundations of the sea; and great rivers, bays, creeks, etc., the doors by which it passes into the interior of continents, etc.

Job 38:10

The LORD Challenges Job

⁹when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, ¹⁰when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, ¹¹and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?

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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,

American Standard Version (1901)

And marked out for it my bound, And set bars and doors,

Bible in Basic English

Ordering a fixed limit for it, with locks and doors;

Free Bible Version

I set its limits, marking its borders.

King James (Authorized) Version

And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

Translation for Translators

I set limits for the seas, and I put barriers so that the water would not come over the land.

Unlocked Literal Bible

That was when I marked out for the sea my boundary, and when I placed its bars and doors,

Noah Webster Bible

And broke up for it my decreed place , and set bars and doors,

World English Bible

marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors,

Young's Literal Translation

And I measure over it My statute, And place bar and doors,

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

And brake up for it my decreed place - This refers to the decree, Gen 1:9 : "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place." And set bars and doors - And let the dry land appear. This formed the bars and doors of the sea; the land being everywhere a barrier against the encroachments and inundations of the sea; and great rivers, bays, creeks, etc., the doors by which it passes into the interior of continents, etc.