Translations
Modern
…and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?
Traditional
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Literal
…and I said, ‘Up to here you may come, and you shall not go further; and here shall be set the pride of your waves’?
Latin
…et dixi: Usque huc venies, et non procedes amplius, et hic confringes tumentes fluctus tuos.
Original
Hebrew
English
…and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?
Notes
set in place its bars and doors: God describes the sea as a dangerous creature that is kept under control.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
Glossary
Book of Job Prayer of Manasseh Proverbs, Book of Sea Wisdom Literature
Topics
Blessing: Temporal, from God Continents: General Scriptures Concerning God: Creator God: Power of God: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena: General Scriptures Concerning The Sea: God: Set Bounds To, by a Perpetual Decree