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10. Rather, "He hath drawn a circular bound round the waters"
(Pr 8:27;
Ps 104:9).
The horizon seems a circle. Indication is given of the globular form of
the earth.
until the day, &c.--to the confines of light and darkness. When
the light falls on our horizon, the other hemisphere is dark. UMBREIT and MAURER translate "He has
most perfectly (literally, to perfection) drawn the bound (taken
from the first clause) between light and darkness" (compare
Ge 1:4, 6, 9):
where the bounding of the light from darkness is similarly brought into
proximity with the bounding of the waters.
JFB.
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