You set (A)a boundary that they may not pass,
    so that they (B)might not again cover the earth.

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You set a boundary(A) they cannot cross;
    never again will they cover the earth.

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10 and prescribed (A)limits for it
    and set bars and doors,
11 and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther,
    and here shall your (B)proud waves be stayed’?

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10 when I fixed limits for it(A)
    and set its doors and bars in place,(B)
11 when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther;(C)
    here is where your proud waves halt’?(D)

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11 (A)I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” 12 And God said, (B)“This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: 13 I have set (C)my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, 15 (D)I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.

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11 I establish my covenant(A) with you:(B) Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.(C)

12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant(D) I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:(E) 13 I have set my rainbow(F) in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow(G) appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant(H) between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.(I)

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“This is like (A)the days of Noah[a] to me:
    as I swore that the waters of Noah
    should no more go over the earth,
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you,
    and will not rebuke you.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:9 Some manuscripts For this is as the waters of Noah

“To me this is like the days of Noah,
    when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.(A)
So now I have sworn(B) not to be angry(C) with you,
    never to rebuke(D) you again.

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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.

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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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10 He has inscribed (A)a circle on the face of the waters
    at the boundary between light and darkness.

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10 He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters(A)
    for a boundary between light and darkness.(B)

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He gathers the waters of the sea as (A)a heap;
    he (B)puts the deeps in storehouses.

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He gathers the waters(A) of the sea into jars[a];(B)
    he puts the deep into storehouses.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 33:7 Or sea as into a heap