Job 38:8

While the origin of the earth was pictured as the construction of. building (Job 38:4-7), the origin of the oceans is described in terms associated with childbirth. "In Mesopotamian and Ugaritic mythology, the sea is pictured as an adversary to be defeated by the gods,. great chaotic monster. But here the sea is not God's adversary; it is. giant baby, just born, that had to be confined at the moment of birth" (Zuck p. 166). The ocean surges in self-confidence, but God has confined it by clear shorelines. Its limits are described as being like. double-door and. bolt that is like. large gate on. city with. bar across the gate for safety. "The sea, born clothed and confined to its cosmic playpen, is now given the paternal command never to cross the appointed boundaries. Job had nothing to do with this majestic work, which was performed only by God" (Zuck p. 167).