Job 38:8
Who shut up the sea with doors 1 when it burst out, as if it had come out of the womb— 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
In Context
7when the morning stars sang together 1 and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 1
9when I made clouds its clothing, 1 and thick darkness its swaddling bands? 1
Cross References
Job 38:10That was when I marked out for the sea my boundary, 1 and when I placed its bars and doors, 1
Psalms 104:8The mountains rose, and the valleys spread out 1 into the places that you had appointed for them. 1
Proverbs 8:29I was there when he made his limit for the sea, 1 so the waters should not spread beyond his command, 1 and when there was set the limit for the foundations of the dry land. 1
Matthew Henry on Job 38:5-12
The Creation of the World. ( b. c. 1520.) 4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; 7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? 9 When I made the… Read the whole commentary →