²⁹ When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth:

⁹ You made a limit over which they might not go, so that the earth would never again be covered by them.

⁹ And God said, Let the waters under the heaven come together in one place, and let the dry land be seen: and it was so.

¹⁰ And God gave the dry land the name of Earth; and the waters together in their place were named Seas: and God saw that it was good.

⁴ Where were you when I put the earth on its base? Say, if you have knowledge.

⁵ By whom were its measures fixed? Say, if you have wisdom; or by whom was the line stretched out over it?

⁶ On what were its pillars based, or who put down its angle-stone,

⁷ When the morning stars made songs together, and all the sons of the gods gave cries of joy?

⁸ Or where were you when the sea came to birth, pushing out from its secret place;

⁹ When I made the cloud its robe, and put thick clouds as bands round it,

¹⁰ Ordering a fixed limit for it, with locks and doors;

¹¹ And said, So far you may come, and no farther; and here the pride of your waves will be stopped?

⁷ He makes the waters of the sea come together in a mass; he keeps the deep seas in store-houses.

⁵ He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;

²² Have you no fear of me? says the Lord; will you not be shaking with fear before me, who have put the sand as a limit for the sea, by an eternal order, so that it may not go past it? and though it is ever in motion, it is not able to have its way; though the sound of its waves is loud, they are not able to go past it.