Then God said, “(A)Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let (B)the dry land appear”; and it was so.

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And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place,(A) and let dry ground(B) appear.” And it was so.(C)

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You (A)covered it with the deep sea as with a garment;
The waters were standing above the mountains.
They fled from Your (B)rebuke,
At the (C)sound of Your thunder they hurried away.
The mountains rose; the valleys sank down
To the (D)place which You established for them.
You set a (E)boundary so that they will not pass over,
So that they will not return to cover the earth.

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You covered it(A) with the watery depths(B) as with a garment;
    the waters stood(C) above the mountains.
But at your rebuke(D) the waters fled,
    at the sound of your thunder(E) they took to flight;
they flowed over the mountains,
    they went down into the valleys,
    to the place you assigned(F) for them.
You set a boundary(G) they cannot cross;
    never again will they cover the earth.

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29 When (A)He set a boundary for the sea
So that the water would not violate His [a]command,
When He marked out (B)the foundations of the earth;

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:29 Lit mouth

29 when he gave the sea its boundary(A)
    so the waters would not overstep his command,(B)
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.(C)

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22 Do you not (A)fear Me?’ declares the Lord.
‘Do you not tremble in My presence?
For I have (B)placed the sand as a boundary for the sea,
An eternal limit, and it will not cross over it.
Though the waves toss, they cannot prevail;
Though they roar, they will not cross over it.

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22 Should you not fear(A) me?” declares the Lord.
    “Should you not tremble(B) in my presence?
I made the sand a boundary for the sea,(C)
    an everlasting barrier it cannot cross.
The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail;
    they may roar,(D) but they cannot cross it.

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