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quis conclusit ostiis mare quando erumpebat quasi de vulva procedens
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
“Or who shut in the sea with doors, When it burst forth and issued from the womb;
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth as if it had issued out of the womb;
Or who'shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb;
And who shut up the sea with doors, when it burst forth, issuing out of the womb?
Who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth as issuing out of the womb :
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb;
“Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb,
"Who shut the sea behind gates when it burst through and came out of the womb,
Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst from the womb,
"Who enclosed the sea with limits when it gushed out of the womb,
"Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb,
"Or who enclosed the sea with doors When, bursting forth, it went out from the womb;
"Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
"Who kept the sea inside its boundaries as it burst from the womb,
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
"Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth from the womb,
When the sea poured out of the ground, I decided where its borders should be. I kept the water in its right place.
And He shutteth up with doors the sea, In its coming forth, from the womb it goeth out.
“Who shut up the sea with doors, when it rushed out from its secret place?
Who held back the sea behind doors and brought the earth bursting forth from the womb of the deep,
“Who decreed the boundaries of the seas when they gushed from the depths? Who clothed them with clouds and thick darkness
“Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
“Or who enclosed the sea with doors When, bursting forth, it went out from the womb,
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst from the womb,
Or who shut up the sea with doors when it broke forth and issued out of the womb?—
“Who shut the doors to keep the sea in when it broke through and was born,
And now, finally, God answered Job from the eye of a violent storm. He said: “Why do you confuse the issue? Why do you talk without knowing what you’re talking about? Pull yourself together, Job! Up on your feet! Stand tall! I have some questions for you, and I want some straight answers. Where were you when I created the earth? Tell me, since you know so much! Who decided on its size? Certainly you’ll know that! Who came up with the blueprints and measurements? How was its foundation poured, and who set the cornerstone, While the morning stars sang in chorus and all the angels shouted praise? And who took charge of the ocean when it gushed forth like a baby from the womb? That was me! I wrapped it in soft clouds, and tucked it in safely at night. Then I made a playpen for it, a strong playpen so it couldn’t run loose, And said, ‘Stay here, this is your place. Your wild tantrums are confined to this place.’
Who locked up the sea behind doors when it burst out of the womb?
“Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb?—
Who closed the gates to hold back the sea when it burst from the womb of the earth?
Who closed together the sea with doors, when it brake out coming forth as of the womb? (Who altogether enclosed the sea with doors, when it broke out as if coming forth from the womb?)
When the ocean was born, I set its boundaries
“Or who shut in the sea with doors, when it burst forth from the womb;
“Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb,
‘Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb?—
Who enclosed the Sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
“Or who enclosed the sea with doors When it burst forth and went out of the womb;
“Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb,
Who shut within doors the sea, when it burst forth from the womb,
“Or who enclosed the sea with doors When it went out from the womb, bursting forth;
“Who shut the doors to keep the sea in when it broke through ·and was born [L coming out of the womb],
“And who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
“Or who shut in the sea with doors, when it burst forth from the womb;
“Who created the ocean? Who caused it to be born?
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
“Who shut up the sea behind closed doors when it gushed forth from the womb,
‘Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb?—
Or who shut up the yam behind doors? Who brought it forth, issuing out of the rekhem (womb)
“Who shut the sea behind gates when it burst through and came out of the womb,
“Or who shut up the sea with doors when it broke forth and went out of the womb?
“Who closed the flood gates as the sea gushed from the womb?
“Who shut the doors to keep the sea in when it broke through and was born?
“Or who shut the sea in with doors at its bursting, when it went out of the womb,
‘Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
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