Job 38:11

And said, Hitherto shalt thou come -This is a most sublime expression, and its full force can be felt only by one who has stood on the shores of the ocean, and seen its mighty waves roll toward the beach as if in their pride they would sweep everything away, and how they are checked by the barrier which God has made. A voice seems to say to them that they may roll in their pride and grandeur so far, but no further. No increase of their force or numbers can sweep the barrier away, or make any impression on the limits which God has fixed. And here shall they proud waves be stayed -Margin, as in Hebrew, “the pride of thy waves.” A beautiful image.