Job 38:11
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Cross-reference
Job 9:8 says God treads on the waves of the sea — a parallel image of God's sovereign control over the waters.
Job 2:6 shows God setting a boundary on Satan's power over Job — a thematic parallel to the boundary set on the sea in Job 38:11.
Psalm 89:9 declares God rules the raging sea and stills its waves — directly echoing the boundary set in Job 38:11.
Psalm 93:4 declares the LORD mightier than the sea's waves — directly reinforcing God's sovereign control over the proud waters in Job 38:11.
Proverbs 8:29 echoes the same creation act: God assigned the sea its limit so waters would not transgress — a direct parallel to the boundary in Job 38:11.
In Mark 4:39-41, Jesus commands the sea to be still — demonstrating the same divine authority over the waves that God asserts in Job 38:11.
Revelation 20:3 shows Satan sealed in the pit — echoing God's 'thus far and no farther' boundary for the sea.
2 Samuel 22:16 describes the sea's channels exposed at God's rebuke — a parallel display of divine power over the waters.
Psalm 104:9 directly parallels God setting a boundary for the waters, using the same concept of a limit they cannot cross.
Jeremiah 5:22 explicitly repeats the same imagery: God sets sand as the sea's boundary, a direct thematic parallel to Job.
Nahum 1:4 describes God rebuking the sea and drying it up, a powerful echo of His authority over the waters in Job.
In Mark 4:41, Jesus' authority over the sea mirrors God's command to the waves in Job 38:11, showing divine power.
Psalm 65:7 describes God stilling the roaring of the seas — echoing the same divine control over the waves that sets their boundary in Job 38:11.
Psalm 95:5 declares God's ownership of the sea as Creator, reinforcing the authority behind the boundary set in Job.
Revelation 20:2 depicts an angel seizing and binding Satan — a parallel act of restraint, like God limiting the sea.
Revelation 20:7 describes Satan's release after the thousand years — contrasting with the permanent boundary God sets for the sea.