Job 36:30

Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.

Cross-references

Job 38:8-11 describes God setting boundaries for the sea, directly relating to His covering the sea's roots.

Job 38:25 Parallel

Job 38:25 continues the theme of God's control over lightning and rain, showing He channels the thunderbolt.

Job 38:35 Parallel

Job 38:35 directly parallels the lightning imagery, asking if man can send forth lightnings.

Job 37:11 Parallel

Job 37:11 continues Elihu's discourse on God's storm power, describing moisture and lightning — directly related to Job 36:30's light and sea covering.

Job 37:15 Parallel

Job 37:15 asks about God commanding lightning to shine, echoing Job 36:30's spreading light — both from Elihu's storm speech.

Job 38:34 Parallel

Job 38:34 asks if man can command clouds to cover him, echoing God's power over waters in the main verse.

Psalm 104:5 Parallel

Psalm 104:6 says God covered the earth with the deep, directly paralleling Job 36:30's 'covers the bottom of the sea'.

Genesis 1:9 Related theme

Genesis 1:9 shows God gathering waters at creation, a foundational act of His authority over the sea.

Psalm 18:11-16 depicts God's theophany with clouds and darkness, echoing Job 36:30's imagery of God spreading light and covering the sea.

Exodus 14:28 Related theme

Exodus 14:28 uses 'covered' for waters overwhelming the Egyptians, similar verb to Job's covering of sea roots.

Exodus 15:5 Related theme

Exodus 15:5 says floods covered them, paralleling the covering imagery in Job 36:30.