Thematic Bible: The waves of


Thematic Bible




The floods have lifted up, O Jehovah, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their pounding waves.


Jehovah on high is mightier than the noise of many waters. Yes he is mightier than the mighty waves of the sea.

The ship stuck fast on a sandbar and ran aground. The bow struck fast and would not move. Then the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.


They are wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame. They are wandering stars, for which the black darkness has been reserved forever.



The sea has come up over Babylon. She has been engulfed with its tumultuous waves.


Do you not reverence (respect) me? Asks Jehovah. Do you not tremble [with awe] in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier it cannot cross. Although the waves toss continuously, they cannot break through. Although they roar, they cannot cross it.