11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
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Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. …
Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power: …
In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-11)For the humbling of Job, God here shows him his ignorance even concerning the earth and the sea. Though so near, though so bulky, yet he could give no account of their origination, much less of heaven above or hell beneath, which are at such a distance, or of the several parts of matter which are so minute, and then, least of all, of the divine counsels. I. Concerning the founding of the earth. “I…
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