58 He has shut the sea in the midst of the waters, and with his word, he hung the earth over the waters. (WEB)
2 Esdras 16:58
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Proverbs 8:28–30
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Job 26:9–11
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Job 9:7–9
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Psalms 33:6–8
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Sirach 43:22–24
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Prayer of Manasseh 1:2–4
2 you who have made heaven and earth, with all their order, (WEB) 3 who have bound the sea by the word of your commandment, who have shut up the deep, and sealed it by your terrible and glorious name, (WEB) 4 whom all things fear, yes, tremble before your power, (WEB)
Psalms 24:1–3
1 A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein. 2 For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. 3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place?
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