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Job 38:10 Meaning

And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

Context Explained

8Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

9When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

10And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

12Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

Key Themes

authoritycreationdecree

Related Cross References

  • Psalm 104:9

    Both verses discuss God's decrees regarding creation.

  • Isaiah 50:2

    This verse reflects God's authority in creation, similar to Job's inquiry.

  • Revelation 21:1

    This verse speaks to God's ultimate authority over creation and new creation.

Source: Job 38:10