Job 38:8–13

8 “Who shut up the sea behind doors

when it burst forth from the womb,

9 when I made the clouds its garment

and wrapped it in thick darkness,

10 when I fixed limits for it

and set its doors and bars in place,

11 when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther;

here is where your proud waves halt’?

12 “Have you ever given orders to the morning,

or shown the dawn its place,

13 that it might take the earth by the edges

and shake the wicked out of it?

8 “Or who shut in the sea with doors

when it burst out from the womb,

9 when I made clouds its garment

and thick darkness its swaddling band,

10 and prescribed limits for it

and set bars and doors,

11 and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther,

and here shall your proud waves be stayed’?

12 “Have you commanded the morning since your days began,

and caused the dawn to know its place,

13 that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth,

and the wicked be shaken out of it?

8 Or who shut up the sea with doors,

When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof,

And thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

10 And brake up for it my decreed place,

And set bars and doors,

11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further:

And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days;

And caused the dayspring to know his place;

13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,

That the wicked might be shaken out of it?

8 “Who kept the sea inside its boundaries

as it burst from the womb,

9 and as I clothed it with clouds

and wrapped it in thick darkness?

10 For I locked it behind barred gates,

limiting its shores.

11 I said, ‘This far and no farther will you come.

Here your proud waves must stop!’

12 “Have you ever commanded the morning to appear

and caused the dawn to rise in the east?

13 Have you made daylight spread to the ends of the earth,

to bring an end to the night’s wickedness?

8 “Or who shut in the sea with doors,

When it burst forth and issued from the womb;

9 When I made the clouds its garment,

And thick darkness its swaddling band;

10 When I fixed My limit for it,

And set bars and doors;

11 When I said,

‘This far you may come, but no farther,

And here your proud waves must stop!’

12 “Have you commanded the morning since your days began,

And caused the dawn to know its place,

13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,

And the wicked be shaken out of it?

8 “Who shut the doors to keep the sea in

when it broke through and was born,

9 when I made the clouds like a coat for the sea

and wrapped it in dark clouds,

10 when I put limits on the sea

and put its doors and bars in place,

11 when I said to the sea, ‘You may come this far, but no farther;

this is where your proud waves must stop’?

12 “Have you ever ordered the morning to begin,

or shown the dawn where its place was

13 in order to take hold of the earth by its edges

and shake evil people out of it?

8 Or who shut up the sea with doors,

When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb;

9 When I made clouds the garment thereof,

And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,

10 And marked out for it my bound,

And set bars and doors,

11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further;

And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began,

And caused the dayspring to know its place;

13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,

And the wicked be shaken out of it?

8 And who shut up the sea with doors, when it burst forth, issuing out of the womb? 9 When I made the cloud its garment, and thick darkness a swaddling band for it; 10 When I cut out for it my boundary, and set bars and doors, 11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come and no further, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

12 Hast thou since thy days commanded the morning? hast thou caused the dawn to know its place, 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked might be shaken out of it?

8 “Who shut the sea behind gates 

when it burst through and came out of the womb, 

9 when I clothed it with clouds 

and wrapped it up in dark clouds, 

10 when I set a limit for it 

and put up bars and gates, 

11 when I said, ‘You may come this far but no farther. 

Here your proud waves will stop’? 

12 “Have you ever given orders to the morning 

or assigned a place for the dawn 

13 so that it could grab the earth by its edges 

and shake wicked people out of it? 

8 Who enclosed the sea behind doors

when it burst from the womb,

9 when I made the clouds its garment

and thick darkness its blanket,

10 when I determined its boundaries

and put its bars and doors in place,

11 when I declared: “You may come this far, but no farther;

your proud waves stop here”?

12 Have you ever in your life commanded the morning

or assigned the dawn its place,

13 so it may seize the edges of the earth

and shake the wicked out of it?

8 “Or who shut in the sea with doors

when it burst out from the womb,

9 when I made the clouds its garment

and thick darkness its swaddling band,

10 and prescribed bounds for it,

and set bars and doors,

11 and said, ‘Thus far shall you come and no farther,

and here shall your proud waves be stopped’?

12 “Have you commanded the morning since your days began

and caused the dawn to know its place,

13 so that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth,

and the wicked be shaken out of it?

8 “Or who shut the sea in with doors

at its bursting, when it went out of the womb,

9 at my making the clouds its garment

and thick darkness its swaddling band,

10 and I prescribed my rule for it,

and I set bars and doors,

11 and I said, ‘You shall come up to here, but you shall not go further,

and here it will set a boundary for your proud surging waves’?

12 “Have you ever in your life commanded the morning?

Have you made the dawn know its place,

13 to take hold of the earth’s skirts

so that the wicked might be shaken off from it?

8 “Who created the ocean?

Who caused it to be born?

9 I put clouds over it as if they were its clothes.

I wrapped it in thick darkness.

10 I set limits for it.

I put its doors and metal bars in place.

11 I said, ‘You can come this far.

But you can’t come any farther.

Here is where your proud waves have to stop.’

12 “Job, have you ever commanded the morning to come?

Have you ever shown the sun where to rise?

13 The daylight takes the earth by its edges

as if it were a blanket.

Then it shakes sinful people out of it.