Job 38:11
What does Job 38:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 38:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
KJV
King James Version · 1611And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And said, So far you may come, and no farther; and here the pride of your waves will be stopped?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And say, `Hitherto come thou, and add not, And a command is placed On the pride of thy billows.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And I said: Hitherto thou shalt come, and shalt go no further, and here thou shalt break thy swelling waves.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And said, Hitherto shalt thou come and no further, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 8:32
Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they entreated him that he would give them leave to enter into them. And he gave them leave.
- Psalms 76:10
Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: The residue of wrath shalt thou gird upon thee.
- Isaiah 27:8
In measure, when thou sendest them away, thou dost contend with them; he hath removed them with his rough blast in the day of the east wind.
- Psalms 93:3
The floods have lifted up, O Jehovah, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their waves.
- Psalms 89:9
Thou rulest the pride of the sea: When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
- Revelation 20:7
And when the thousand years are finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
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