Job 38:8-11

English Standard Version

⁸“Or who ^(A)shut in the sea with doors
    when it burst out from the womb,
⁹when I made clouds its garment
    and ^(B)thick darkness its swaddling band,
¹⁰and prescribed ^(C)limits for it
    and set bars and doors,
¹¹and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther,
    and here shall your ^(D)proud waves be stayed’?

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Job 38:8-11

New Living Translation

⁸“Who kept the sea inside its boundaries
    as it burst from the womb,
⁹and as I clothed it with clouds
    and wrapped it in thick darkness?
¹⁰For I locked it behind barred gates,
    limiting its shores.
¹¹I said, ‘This far and no farther will you come.
    Here your proud waves must stop!’

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Job 38:8-11

New International Version

⁸“Who shut up the sea behind doors^(A)
    when it burst forth from the womb,^(B)
⁹when I made the clouds its garment
    and wrapped it in thick darkness,^(C)
¹⁰when I fixed limits for it^(D)
    and set its doors and bars in place,^(E)
¹¹when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther;^(F)
    here is where your proud waves halt’?^(G)