7 In the dawn of that day the stars sang together,and the heavenly beings shouted for joy.
8 Who closed the gates to hold back the seawhen it burst from the womb of the earth?
9 It was I who covered the sea with cloudsand wrapped it in darkness.
10 I marked a boundary for the seaand kept it behind bolted gates.
11 I told it, “So far and no farther!Here your powerful waves must stop.”
12 Job, have you ever in all your lifecommanded a day to dawn?
13 Have you ordered the dawn to seize the earthand shake the wicked from their hiding places?