20 “Announce this to the descendants of Jacob

and proclaim it in Judah:

21 Hear this, you foolish and senseless people,

who have eyes but do not see,

who have ears but do not hear:

22 Should you not fear me?” declares the Lord.

“Should you not tremble in my presence?

I made the sand a boundary for the sea,

an everlasting barrier it cannot cross.

The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail;

they may roar, but they cannot cross it.

20 Declare this in the house of Jacob;

proclaim it in Judah:

21 “Hear this, O foolish and senseless people,

who have eyes, but see not,

who have ears, but hear not.

22 Do you not fear me? declares the Lord.

Do you not tremble before me?

I placed the sand as the boundary for the sea,

a perpetual barrier that it cannot pass;

though the waves toss, they cannot prevail;

though they roar, they cannot pass over it.

20 Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying, 21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: 22 Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

20 “Make this announcement to Israel,

and say this to Judah:

21 Listen, you foolish and senseless people,

with eyes that do not see

and ears that do not hear.

22 Have you no respect for me?

Why don’t you tremble in my presence?

I, the Lord, define the ocean’s sandy shoreline

as an everlasting boundary that the waters cannot cross.

The waves may toss and roar,

but they can never pass the boundaries I set.

20 “Announce this message to the family of Jacob,

and tell it to the nation of Judah:

21 Hear this message, you foolish people who have no sense.

They have eyes, but they don’t really see.

They have ears, but they don’t really listen.

22 Surely you are afraid of me,” says the Lord.

“You should shake with fear in my presence.

I am the one who made the beaches to be a border for the sea,

a border the water can never go past.

The waves may pound the beach, but they can’t win over it.

They may roar, but they cannot go beyond it.

20 Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying, 21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not: 22 Fear ye not me? saith Jehovah: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.

20 Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying, 21 Hear now this, O foolish and heartless people, who have eyes and see not; who have ears, and hear not. 22 Will ye not fear me? saith Jehovah. Will ye not tremble at my presence, who have set the sand a bound for the sea by a perpetual decree, and it shall not pass it? and its waves toss themselves, but they do not prevail; and they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

20 “Tell this to the descendants of Jacob, and make this heard in Judah: 

21 Hear this, you stupid and senseless people! 

You have eyes, but you cannot see. 

You have ears, but you cannot hear. 

22 Don’t you fear me?” asks the Lord. 

“Don’t you tremble in my presence? 

I made the sand a boundary for the sea, 

a permanent barrier that it cannot cross. 

Although the waves toss continuously, 

they can’t break through. 

Although they roar, they can’t cross it. 

20 “Declare this in the house of Jacob; proclaim it in Judah, saying:

21 Hear this,

you foolish and senseless people.

They have eyes, but they don’t see.

They have ears, but they don’t hear.

22 Do you not fear Me?

This is the Lord’s declaration.

Do you not tremble before Me,

the One who set the sand as the boundary of the sea,

an enduring barrier that it cannot cross?

The waves surge, but they cannot prevail.

They roar but cannot pass over it.

20 Declare this in the house of Jacob,

proclaim it in Judah:

21 Hear this, O foolish and senseless people,

who have eyes, but do not see,

who have ears, but do not hear.

22 Do you not fear me? says the Lord;

Do you not tremble before me?

I placed the sand as a boundary for the sea,

a perpetual barrier that it cannot pass;

though the waves toss, they cannot prevail,

though they roar, they cannot pass over it.

20 “Declare this in the house of Jacob,

and proclaim it in Judah, saying,

21 ‘Hear this please, O foolish and senseless people,

who have eyes but do not see,

who have ears but do not hear.’

22 Do you not revere me?” declares Yahweh,

“Do you not tremble before me?

For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea,

as an everlasting limit, and it cannot pass over it,

and they rise and fall loudly, but they cannot prevail,

and its waves roar, but they cannot pass over it.

20 “Here is what I want you to announce

to the people of Jacob.

Tell it in Judah.

Tell them I say,

21 ‘Listen to this, you foolish people,

who do not have any sense.

You have eyes, but you do not see.

You have ears, but you do not hear.

22 Shouldn’t you have respect for me?’ announces the Lord.

‘Shouldn’t you tremble with fear in front of me?

I made the sand to hold the ocean back.

It will do that forever.

The ocean can’t go past it.

The waves might roll, but they can’t sweep over it.

They might roar, but they can’t go across it.

20 “Declare this in the house of Jacob

And proclaim it in Judah, saying,

21 ‘Now hear this, O foolish and senseless people,

Who have eyes but do not see;

Who have ears but do not hear.

22 ‘Do you not fear Me?’ declares the Lord.

‘Do you not tremble in My presence?

For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea,

An eternal decree, so it cannot cross over it.

Though the waves toss, yet they cannot prevail;

Though they roar, yet they cannot cross over it.