Job 38:4-10 (foundations, cornerstone, bases) is a poem comparing creation to a building project. If taken literally, you must also believe God used a literal measuring line, that oceans have literal bars and doors, and that the earth has a literal cornerstone. These are obviously poetic — God made the earth secure. That's the point.

Job 38 uses construction metaphor: foundations, measurements, bases, cornerstone, bars, doors. If foundations are literal, so are bars and doors on the ocean — but bars don't hold back water. The poem celebrates God as master builder who made a secure, stable earth. Taking one element literally while ignoring others is inconsistent.