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He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.
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Verse 10. End. Till the end of the world, the ocean will respect these limits. Bible.—The ancients looked upon it as a continual miracle that the world was not deluged, as the waters are higher than the earth. Jeremiah 5:22. Amos 5:8. S. Bas. and Saint Ambrose Hexem. Cicero, Nat. ii.—Philosophers have explained this phenomenon. But it is still certain that the power and wisdom of God preserve the equilibrium, without which all would return to the ancient chaos. Calmet.
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