Bible Cross References
he gave
Genesis 1:9
Then God commanded, "Let the water below the sky come together in one place, so that the land will appear"---and it was done.
Genesis 1:10
He named the land "Earth," and the water which had come together he named "Sea." And God was pleased with what he saw.
Job 38:8-11
8
Who closed the gates to hold back the sea when it burst from the womb of the earth?
9
It was I who covered the sea with clouds and wrapped it in darkness.
10
I marked a boundary for the sea and kept it behind bolted gates.
11
I told it, "So far and no farther! Here your powerful waves must stop."
Psalm 33:7
He gathered all the seas into one place; he shut up the ocean depths in storerooms.
Psalm 104:9
You set a boundary they can never pass, to keep them from covering the earth again.
Jeremiah 5:22
I am the LORD; why don't you fear me? Why don't you tremble before me? I placed the sand as the boundary of the sea, a permanent boundary that it cannot cross. The sea may toss, but it cannot go beyond it; the waves may roar, but they cannot break through.
when he appointed
Job 38:4-7
4
Were you there when I made the world? If you know so much, tell me about it.
5
Who decided how large it would be? Who stretched the measuring line over it? Do you know all the answers?
6
What holds up the pillars that support the earth? Who laid the cornerstone of the world?
7
In the dawn of that day the stars sang together, and the heavenly beings shouted for joy.