Job 38:11
Strong's Lexicon
and I declared:
וָאֹמַ֗ר (wā·’ō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

‘You may come
תָ֭בוֹא (ṯā·ḇō·w)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put

this far
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even

פֹּ֣ה (pōh)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6311: 1) here, from here, hither 1a) here 1b) hither

but no
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

farther;
תֹסִ֑יף (ṯō·sîp̄)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3254: 1) to add, increase, do again 1a) (Qal) to add, increase, do again 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to join, join oneself to 1b2) to be joined, be added to 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to add, increase 1c2) to do more, do again

here
וּפֹ֥א־ (ū·p̄ō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6311: 1) here, from here, hither 1a) here 1b) hither

your proud
בִּגְא֥וֹן (biḡ·’ō·wn)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1347: 1) exaltation, majesty, pride 1a) majesty, exaltation, excellence 1a1) of nations 1a2) of God 1a3) of the Jordan 1b) pride, arrogance (bad sense)

waves
גַּלֶּֽיךָ׃ (gal·le·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1530: 1) heap, spring, wave, billow 1a) heap (of stones) 1a1) over dead body 1a2) alone 1a3) used in ratifying a covenant 1b) waves (fig. of chastisement of Jehovah) 1c) spring

must stop’ ?
יָ֝שִׁ֗ית (yā·šîṯ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7896: 1) to put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, lay (hand upon) 1a2) to set, station, appoint, fix, set mind to 1a3) to constitute, make (one something), make like, perform 1a4) to take one's stand 1a5) to lay waste 1b) (Hophal) to be imposed, be set upon

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?

Young's Literal Translation
And say, ‘Hitherto come thou, and add not, And a command is placed On the pride of thy billows.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
when I declared: “You may come this far , but  no  farther; your proud waves stop here”?

New American Standard Bible
And I said, 'Thus far you shall come, but no farther; And here shall your proud waves stop'?

King James Bible
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
when I said, 'This far you may come and no farther; here is where your proud waves halt'?

New Living Translation
I said, 'This far and no farther will you come. Here your proud waves must stop!'

English Standard Version
and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stayed’?

New American Standard Bible
And I said, 'Thus far you shall come, but no farther; And here shall your proud waves stop '?

King James Bible
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
when I declared: "You may come this far, but no farther; your proud waves stop here"?

International Standard Version
and said, 'You may come only this far and no more. Your majestic waves will stop here.'?

NET Bible
when I said, 'To here you may come and no farther, here your proud waves will be confined'?

American Standard Version
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

English Revised Version
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

Young's Literal Translation
And say, 'Hitherto come thou, and add not, And a command is placed On the pride of thy billows.'
















Cross References
Job 38:10
And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

Job 38:12
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

Psalm 104:9
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

Psalm 124:5
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 38:9
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

Job 38:8
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

Job 38:13
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

Job 38:14
It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
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