Job 38:10

And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

Cross-reference

Job 38:8 Parallel

Job 38:8 immediately precedes, describing God shutting in the sea with doors—the same event and imagery as verse 10.

Job 26:10 Parallel

Job 26:10 describes a circle boundary on the waters — the same idea of God setting limits for the sea as in Job 38:10.

Genesis 1:9 Related theme

Genesis 1:9 records God gathering the waters into one place — the initial act of setting boundaries that Job 38:10 poetically describes.

Genesis 1:10 Related theme

Genesis 1:10 names the gathered waters 'Seas' — confirming the separation and boundaries that Job 38:10 speaks of.

Psalm 104:9 Allusion

Psalm 104:9 echoes God setting a boundary for the sea, using the same language of 'boundary' to prevent the waters from covering the earth.

Jeremiah 5:22 repeats the image of God placing sand as the sea's perpetual barrier, reinforcing His sovereign control over the waters.

Genesis 9:15 Related theme

Genesis 9:15 promises no more flood to destroy all flesh — echoing the limits God set for the sea in Job 38:10, now as a covenant.

Psalm 95:5 Related theme

Psalm 95:5 declares the sea is God's because He made it, affirming His ownership and authority over the waters He bounded.

Psalm 148:6 Parallel

Psalm 148:6 speaks of God's decree establishing the heavens forever, paralleling the fixed order He set for the sea's boundaries.