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Here your proud waves must stop!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stayed’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When I said, ‘This far you may come, but no farther, And here your proud waves must stop!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I said, ‘As far as this point you shall come, but no farther; And here your proud waves shall stop’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And I said, &#8216Thus far you shall come, but no farther; And here shall your proud waves stop &#8216?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And I said, ‘Thus far you shall come, but no farther; And here shall your proud waves stop’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I said, ‘Thus far you shall come, but no farther; And here shall your proud waves stop’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And said, ‘This far you shall come, but no farther; And here your proud waves shall stop’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />when I declared, “You may come this far, but no farther; your proud waves stop here”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />when I declared: &#8220You may come this far, but no farther; your proud waves stop here"? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and said, "Your powerful waves stop here! They can go no farther." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />when I said, 'You may come this far but no farther. Here your proud waves will stop'?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I told it, "So far and no farther! Here your powerful waves must stop." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and said, 'You may come only this far and no more. Your majestic waves will stop here.'?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and I declared: ?You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />when I said, 'To here you may come and no farther, here your proud waves will be confined'? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and said, 'Here you may come, but no further. Here your proud waves shall be stayed?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and said, ‘You may come here, but no further. Your proud waves shall be stopped here’? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And say, To here you come, and no more, "" And a command is placed "" On the pride of your billows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And say, 'Hitherto come thou, and add not, And a command is placed On the pride of thy billows.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And saying, Even to this shalt thou come, and thou shalt not add: and here in the pride of thy waves, stand thou.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I said : Hitherto thou shalt come, and shalt go no further, and here thou shalt break thy swelling waves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I said: “This far you will approach, and you will proceeded no further, and here you will break your swelling waves.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And said: Thus far shall you come but no farther, and here shall your proud waves stop? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stopped’?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And said, Thus far shall you come, but no farther; and here shall your proud waves be stayed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I said: ‘unto here you shall come and not go beyond, and here you will stay in the magnificence of your waves’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And said: 'Thus far shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed'?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I said to it, Hitherto shalt thou come, but thou shalt not go beyond, but thy waves shall be confined within thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/38-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=5915" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">God Challenges Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and I declared:</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ṯā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">‘You may come</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">this far,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6311.htm" title="6311: pōh (Adv) -- Here, hither. Or po; or pow; probably from a primitive inseparable particle p and huw'; this place, i.e. Here or hence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but no</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: ṯō·sîp̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">farther;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6311.htm" title="6311: ū·p̄ō- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Here, hither. Or po; or pow; probably from a primitive inseparable particle p and huw'; this place, i.e. Here or hence.">here</a> <a href="/hebrew/1347.htm" title="1347: biḡ·’ō·wn (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Arrogance, majesty, ornament. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">your proud</a> <a href="/hebrew/1530.htm" title="1530: gal·le·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A heap, wave, billow. From galal; something rolled, i.e. A heap of stone or dung, by analogy, a spring of water.">waves</a> <a href="/hebrew/7896.htm" title="7896: yā·šîṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To put, set. A primitive root; to place.">must stop’?</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-9.htm">Psalm 104:9</a></span><br />You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-22.htm">Jeremiah 5:22</a></span><br />Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Proverbs 8:29</a></span><br />when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Psalm 33:7</a></span><br />He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Isaiah 40:12</a></span><br />Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-9.htm">Genesis 1:9-10</a></span><br />And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so. / God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Psalm 89:9</a></span><br />You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/93-4.htm">Psalm 93:4</a></span><br />Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-15.htm">Isaiah 51:15</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-26.htm">Matthew 8:26-27</a></span><br />“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. / The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39-41</a></span><br />Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24-25</a></span><br />The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-1.htm">Revelation 21:1</a></span><br />Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/10-2.htm">Revelation 10:2</a></span><br />He held in his hand a small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And said, Till now shall you come, but no further: and here shall your proud waves be stayed?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/65-6.htm">Psalm 65:6,7</a></b></br> Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; <i>being</i> girded with power: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/93-3.htm">Psalm 93:3,4</a></b></br> The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Proverbs 8:29</a></b></br> When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:</p><p class="hdg">but</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-22.htm">Job 1:22</a></b></br> In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-6.htm">Job 2:6</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he <i>is</i> in thine hand; but save his life.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/76-10.htm">Psalm 76:10</a></b></br> Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.</p><p class="hdg">thy proud waves.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/34-37.htm">Add</a> <a href="/acts/2-19.htm">Billows</a> <a href="/job/37-15.htm">Command</a> <a href="/job/36-25.htm">Far</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-8.htm">Farther</a> <a href="/job/35-15.htm">Further</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-39.htm">Halt</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-16.htm">Hitherto</a> <a href="/job/38-10.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/job/36-9.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/job/28-8.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/job/37-14.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/job/32-1.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/job/9-8.htm">Waves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/40-5.htm">Add</a> <a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Billows</a> <a href="/job/39-27.htm">Command</a> <a href="/job/38-16.htm">Far</a> <a href="/psalms/106-30.htm">Farther</a> <a href="/job/40-5.htm">Further</a> <a href="/psalms/35-15.htm">Halt</a> <a href="/psalms/71-17.htm">Hitherto</a> <a href="/job/40-4.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/job/38-15.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/job/39-20.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/psalms/35-3.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/psalms/58-4.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Waves</a><div class="vheading2">Job 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-1.htm">God challenges Job to answer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">God, by his mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-31.htm">and weakness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/38.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and I declared:</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's sovereign authority and command over creation. In the context of <a href="/job/38.htm">Job 38</a>, God is responding to Job out of the whirlwind, highlighting His power and wisdom in contrast to human limitations. The declaration signifies a divine decree, reminiscent of God's creative commands in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, where He speaks the world into existence.<p><b>‘You may come this far,</b><br>This part of the verse illustrates the boundaries set by God for the sea. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the sea often symbolized chaos and disorder. By setting limits, God demonstrates His control over chaos, a theme also seen in <a href="/genesis/1-9.htm">Genesis 1:9-10</a>, where God gathers the waters to reveal dry land. This boundary-setting is a testament to God's order and design in creation.<p><b>but no farther;</b><br>The phrase underscores the absolute nature of God's control. It reflects the idea that nothing in creation operates outside of God's will. This is echoed in <a href="/psalms/104-9.htm">Psalm 104:9</a>, where God sets a boundary for the waters so they will not cover the earth again, recalling the promise after the flood in <a href="/genesis/9-11.htm">Genesis 9:11</a>.<p><b>here your proud waves must stop’?</b><br>The "proud waves" symbolize the untamed and potentially destructive forces of nature, which God alone can restrain. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages, such as <a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Psalm 89:9</a>, where God is described as ruling over the surging sea. The stopping of the waves can also be seen as a type of Christ, who in the New Testament, calms the storm in <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>, demonstrating His divine authority over nature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, demonstrating His sovereignty and authority over creation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The recipient of God's discourse, a man who has suffered greatly and is questioning the reasons for his suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Represents the chaotic and uncontrollable forces of nature, which God has set boundaries for.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a></b><br>The broader context of <a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">Job 38</a>, where God speaks of His creation to illustrate His power and wisdom.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_whirlwind.htm">The Whirlwind</a></b><br>The means through which God speaks to Job, symbolizing divine power and presence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God has ultimate control over all creation, including the chaotic forces of nature. This should bring comfort and assurance to believers, knowing that nothing is beyond His command.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br>Like Job, we must recognize our limitations in understanding God's ways. Our perspective is finite, while God's wisdom is infinite.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_order.htm">Trust in God's Order</a></b><br>Just as God set boundaries for the sea, He has established order in our lives. Trusting in His divine plan is essential, even when circumstances seem chaotic.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>Job's encounter with God reminds us to approach Him with humility, acknowledging His greatness and our dependence on Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The boundaries set by God are a testament to His faithfulness. He is consistent and reliable, and His promises are sure.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_gand#246;del_affect_divine_knowledge.htm">How does G├╢del's incompleteness theorem affect the idea of a complete divine knowledge system?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_'restrainer'_in_2_thessalonians.htm">“Who or what is the ‘restrainer’ in 2 Thessalonians 2:6–7, and why is there no consensus on a concrete historical or supernatural identity?” </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_science_behind_job_38_8-11's_sea_limits.htm">In Job 38:8-11, is there any scientific basis for God setting literal boundaries for the sea as described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_11_14-15_conflict_with_later_suffering.htm">In Job 11:14-15, Zophar insists removing sin brings security and fearlessness; does this conflict with later accounts of righteous suffering in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And said, Hitherto shalt thou corns, but no further</span>. The law is not quite absolute. Wherever the sea washes a coast-line, there is a continual erosive action, whereby the land is, little by little, eaten away, and the line of the coast thrust back. But the action is so slow that millennia pass without any considerable effect being produced, and encroachments in some places are generally counterbalanced by retrenchment in others, so that the general contour of laud and water, with the proportion of the one to the other, remain probably very much the same at the present day as when the earth first became the habitation of man. <span class="cmt_word">And here shall thy proud waves be stayed</span>. The waves of the sea "rage horribly," and every now and then topple down a rock or undermine a cliff, and seem proud of their achievements; but how little do they effect, even in thousands of years! The little islet of Psyttaleia still blocks the eastern end of the straits of Salamis. The Pharos island lies off the westernmost mouth of the Nile. Even the low, fiat Aradus, on the Syrian coast, has not been swept away. Everywhere the waves are practically "stayed," and all the menaces of the sea against the land come to nought. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/38-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and I declared:</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֹמַ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘You may come</span><br /><span class="heb">תָ֭בוֹא</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this far,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">farther;</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹסִ֑יף</span> <span class="translit">(ṯō·sîp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">here</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפֹ֥א־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6311.htm">Strong's 6311: </a> </span><span class="str2">This place, here</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your proud</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּגְא֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(biḡ·’ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1347.htm">Strong's 1347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><br /><span class="word">waves</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּלֶּֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(gal·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1530.htm">Strong's 1530: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of water</span><br /><br /><span class="word">must stop’?</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֝שִׁ֗ית</span> <span class="translit">(yā·šîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7896.htm">Strong's 7896: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put, set</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/38-11.htm">Job 38:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/38-11.htm">Job 38:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/38-11.htm">Job 38:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/38-11.htm">Job 38:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/38-11.htm">Job 38:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/38-11.htm">Job 38:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/38-11.htm">Job 38:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/38-11.htm">Job 38:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/38-11.htm">Job 38:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/38-11.htm">Job 38:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/38-11.htm">OT Poetry: Job 38:11 And said 'Here you may come (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/38-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 38:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 38:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/38-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 38:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 38:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>