Job 38:10
And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
Cross-reference
Job 38:8 immediately precedes, describing God shutting in the sea with doors—the same event and imagery as verse 10.
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 records God gathering the waters into one place — the initial act of setting boundaries that Job 38:10 poetically describes.
Genesis 1:10 names the gathered waters 'Seas' — confirming the separation and boundaries that Job 38:10 speaks of.
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 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 declares the sea is God's because He made it, affirming His ownership and authority over the waters He bounded.
Psalm 148:6 speaks of God's decree establishing the heavens forever, paralleling the fixed order He set for the sea's boundaries.