Proverbs 8:29
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29 when he (A)assigned to the sea its (B)limit,
so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out (C)the foundations of the earth,
Psalm 104:9
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Jeremiah 5:22
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22 (A)Do you not fear me? declares the Lord.
Do you not tremble before me?
I placed the sand (B)as the boundary for the sea,
a perpetual barrier that it cannot pass;
though the waves toss, they cannot prevail;
though (C)they roar, they cannot pass over it.
Genesis 1:9-10
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9 And God said, (A)“Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry land Earth,[a] and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
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- Genesis 1:10 Or Land; also verses 11, 12, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30; 2:1
Psalm 104:5
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5 He (A)set the earth on its foundations,
so that it should never be moved.
Psalm 33:7
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Job 38:4-11
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4 “Where were you when I (A)laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.
5 Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
6 On what were its bases sunk,
or who laid its cornerstone,
7 when the morning stars (B)sang together
and all (C)the sons of God (D)shouted for joy?
8 “Or who (E)shut in the sea with doors
when it burst out from the womb,
9 when I made clouds its garment
and (F)thick darkness its swaddling band,
10 and prescribed (G)limits for it
and set bars and doors,
11 and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther,
and here shall your (H)proud waves be stayed’?
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