Proverbs 8:29

WEB

when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth;

KJV

When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

Commentary

When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment,.... A perpetual decree, which never has been altered nor never will: he has placed the sand for the b ounds of the sea everywhere, which it cannot pass, though its waves toss, foam, and roar; this is his decreed place, with which he has shut it up, as with doors, bars, and bolts; so that those proud waves may come hitherto and no further, Jer 5:22 ; when he appointed the foundations of the earth; which are laid on the seas and floods; nay, the earth is hung like a ball in the air upon nothing; and yet its foundations are such as that it shall not be removed; being the purpose and decree, the power and might, of the Lord himself, Job 26:7 . Now Christ was present when those were laid, for he was concerned in the laying of them himself, Heb 1:10 . The Lord asks Job where he was then, Job 38:4 ; he was not theft in being, but Christ was.