58 Bible Verses about The Sea
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Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea, Jehovah on high is mighty.
Thy way was in the sea, And thy paths in the great waters, And thy footsteps were not known.
Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;
Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein;
Thou rulest the pride of the sea: When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, And though the mountains be shaken into the heart of the seas;
Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and Jehovah caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth;
The birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, Whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot: There did we rejoice in him.
Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it?
They that go down to the sea in ships, That do business in great waters;
The floods have lifted up, O Jehovah, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their waves.
And the angel that I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his right hand to heaven,
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
Or who'shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb;
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Then thou shalt see and be radiant, and thy heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee.
Is it not thou that driedst up the sea, the waters of the great deep; that madest the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over?
and there died the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, even they that had life; and the third part of the ships was destroyed.
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea; And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.
He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up: So he led them through the depths, as through a wilderness.
and before the throne, as it were a sea of glass like a crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, four living creatures full of eyes before and behind.
All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.
Let heaven and earth praise him, The seas, and everything that moveth therein.
These may ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that may ye eat.
And the second poured out his bowl into the sea; and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living soul died, even the things that were in the sea.
For I am Jehovah thy God, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar: Jehovah of hosts is his name.
In that day Jehovah with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the swift serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea.
And every created thing which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things are in them, heard I saying, Unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the dominion, for ever and ever.
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. Selah
Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass that, in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
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the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Mediterranean or great sea
Every place whereon the sole of your foot shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the hinder sea shall be your border.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
And for the western border, ye shall have the great sea and the border thereof : this shall be your west border.
and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the hinder sea,
the Sea » Lakes often called
the Arabah also, and the Jordan and the border thereof , from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah eastward.
And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?
And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters.
And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
the Sea » The shore of, covered with sand
that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore. And thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash.
He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as the sand of the seas:
the Sea » Called the » Deep
Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day have I been in the deep;
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
the Sea » Sailing on, dangerous
And when much time was spent, and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast was now already gone by, Paul admonished them,
in journeyings often, in perils of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from my countrymen, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
And when neither sun nor stars shone upon us for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away.
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Red sea
but God led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea: and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.
And I will set thy border from the Red Sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness unto the River: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand: and thou shalt drive them out before thee.
And Jehovah turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt.
the Sea » Commercial nations » Often built cities on the borders of
Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; And he shall be for a haven of ships; And his border shall be upon Sidon.
and say unto Tyre, O thou that dwellest at the entry of the sea, that art the merchant of the peoples unto many isles, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Thou, O Tyre, hast said, I am perfect in beauty.
Art thou better than No-amon, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about her; whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea?
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Sea of galilee
And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers.
And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters.
After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
the Sea » God » Stills, by his power
Who stilleth the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.
Thou rulest the pride of the sea: When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
the Sea » God » Created
for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good tidings, that ye should turn from these vain things unto a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:
the Sea » God » Set bounds to, by a perpetual decree
He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.
Or who'shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb;
And marked out for it my bound, And set bars and doors, And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
the Sea » Illustrative » (smooth as glass,) of the peace of heaven
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire; and them that come off victorious from the beast, and from his image, and from the number of his name, standing by the sea of glass, having harps of God.
and before the throne, as it were a sea of glass like a crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, four living creatures full of eyes before and behind.
the Sea » Illustrative » Of heavy afflictions
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
What shall I testify unto thee? what shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? For thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
the Sea » Replenished by rivers
All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.
Then said he unto me, These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah; and they shall go toward the sea; into the sea'shall the waters go which were made to issue forth; and the waters shall be healed.
the Sea » Great rivers often called
Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.
And Jehovah will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind will he wave his hand over the River, and will smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march over dryshod.
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Salt or dead sea
All these joined together in the vale of Siddim (the same is the Salt Sea).
and the border shall go down to the Jordan, and the goings out thereof shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to the borders thereof round about.
the Sea » Illustrative » (covered with waters,) of the diffusion of spiritual knowledge over the earth in the latter days
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
the Sea » Illustrative » (roaring,) of hostile armies
And they shall roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold, darkness and distress; and the light is darkened in the clouds thereof.
They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion.
the Sea » Passed over in ships
There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.
They that go down to the sea in ships, That do business in great waters;
the Sea » The waves of » Raised upon high
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth up the waves thereof.
The floods have lifted up, O Jehovah, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their waves.
the Sea » Made to glorify God
Let heaven and earth praise him, The seas, and everything that moveth therein.
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Sea of joppa or sea of the philistines
They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and food, and drink, and oil, unto them of Sidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea, unto Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
Take ye heed before him, and hearken unto his voice; provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgression: for my name is in him.
the Sea » The waves of » Mighty
Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea, Jehovah on high is mighty.
But lighting upon a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the foreship struck and remained unmoveable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves .
the Sea » God » Dries up, by his rebuke
He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stink, because there is no water, and die for thirst.
the Sea » Of immense extent
Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
the Sea » The waves of » Tumultuous
Wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved forever.
And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the billows;
the Sea » Commercial nations » Derived great wealth from
They shall call the peoples unto the mountain; There shall they offer sacrifices of righteousness: For they shall suck the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand.
the Sea » Shall give up its dead at the last day
And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
the Sea » Rivers supplied by exhalations from
All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.
the Sea » God » Made the birds and fishes out of
And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that moveth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.
the Sea » Inhabited by innumerable creatures great and small
Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts. There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.
the Sea » The renewed earth shall be without
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.
the Sea » Raised by the wind
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths: Their soul melteth away because of trouble.
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Sea of jazer
With more than the weeping of Jazer will I weep for thee, O vine of Sibmah: thy branches passed over the sea, they reached even to the sea of Jazer: upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage the destroyer is fallen.
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of devastating armies
therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I am against thee, O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth its waves to come up. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
the Sea » The waves of » Multitudinous
The sea is come up upon Babylon; she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.
the Sea » The waves of » Tossed to and fro
Fear ye not me? saith Jehovah: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.
the Sea » Numerous islands in
Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be dismayed at thy departure.
the Sea » Sand the barrier of
Fear ye not me? saith Jehovah: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of righteousness
Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
the Sea » Illustrative » (trouble,) of the wicked
But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt.
the Sea » Called the » Great and wide sea
Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
the Sea » God » Measures the waters of
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
the Sea » The gathering together of the waters originally called
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
the Sea » Caused to foam by leviathan
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. He maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary.
the Sea » The wonders of God seen in
the Sea » Called the » Great waters
Thy way was in the sea, And thy paths in the great waters, And thy footsteps were not known.
the Sea » God » Does what he pleases in
Whatsoever Jehovah pleased, that hath he done, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps;
the Sea » Of great depth
The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring them again from the depths of the sea;
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » The adriatic or sea of adria
But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven to and fro in the'sea of Adria, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some country:
the Sea » God » Founded the earth upon
the Sea » God » Shakes, by his word
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of the unsteady
But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.
the Sea » Darkness the swaddling band of
When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,
the Sea » The clouds the garment of
When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,
Water » Collected in » the Sea
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Topics on The Sea
Creation Of The Seas
Exodus 20:11for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Expanse Of The Sea
Psalm 139:9If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
In The Heart Of The Sea
Ezekiel 26:19For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and the great waters shall cover thee;
The Sea Divided
Nehemiah 9:11And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their pursuers thou didst cast into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.
The Sea Stilled
Jonah 1:11Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.
The Sea Stirred Up
Genesis 7:11In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Things Like The Sea
Psalm 36:6Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; Thy judgments are a great deep: O Jehovah, thou preservest man and beast.