Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
He has delimited a boundary over the surface of the oceans as a limit between light and darkness.
New American Standard Bible
At the
King James Version
He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
Holman Bible
at the boundary between light and darkness.
A Conservative Version
He has described a boundary upon the face of the waters, to the confines of light and darkness.
American Standard Version
He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.
Amplified
“He has inscribed a circular limit (the horizon) on the face of the waters
At the boundary between light and darkness.
Bible in Basic English
By him a circle is marked out on the face of the waters, to the limits of the light and the dark.
Darby Translation
He hath traced a fixed circle over the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.
Julia Smith Translation
He marked out with a compass the law upon the face of the waters, even till the end of light with darkness..
King James 2000
He has drawn a circle on the waters at the boundary where the day and night come together.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{He has described a circle} on [the] face of [the] water {between light and darkness}.
Modern King James verseion
He has described a circle on the surface of the waters to the boundary of light with darkness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He hath compassed the waters with certain bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
NET Bible
He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness.
New Heart English Bible
He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.
The Emphasized Bible
A, boundary, hath he encircled on the face of the waters, as far as where light ends in darkness;
Webster
He hath encompassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
World English Bible
He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.
Youngs Literal Translation
A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness.
Themes
Power » Divine power over nature exhibited by Christ, general examples of » The sea controlled
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Preserving the course of nature
Science » Observations of, and deductions from, facts
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 26:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Power Over Creation
9 He has enclosed the face of the full moon and spread his clouds over it. 10 He has delimited a boundary over the surface of the oceans as a limit between light and darkness. 11 The pillars of the heavens tremble and are astounded at his rebuke.
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Cross References
Job 38:8-11
"Who enclosed the sea with limits when it gushed out of the womb,
Proverbs 8:29
when he set a boundary for the sea so the waters would not exceed his limits, when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
Psalm 33:7
He gathered the oceans into a single place; he put the deep water into storehouses.
Jeremiah 5:22
"You don't fear me, do you?' declares the LORD. "You don't tremble before me, do you? I'm the one who put the sand as a boundary for the sea, a perpetual barrier that it cannot cross. Though the waves toss, they cannot prevail against it, though they roar, they cannot cross it.'
Genesis 8:22
"Never again, as long as the earth exists, will sowing and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night ever cease."
Psalm 104:6-9
You covered the primeval ocean like a garment; the water stood above the mountains.
Isaiah 54:9-10
"For this is like the waters of Noah to me, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again spread over the earth; so have I sworn that I won't be angry with you again and that I won't rebuke you.