76 Bible Verses about Sea

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Genesis 1:9-10

God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear." It was so. God called the dry ground "land" and the gathered waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good.

Jeremiah 5:22

"You should fear me!" says the Lord. "You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary."

Psalm 146:6

the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains forever faithful,

Isaiah 50:2

Why does no one challenge me when I come? Why does no one respond when I call? Is my hand too weak to deliver you? Do I lack the power to rescue you? Look, with a mere shout I can dry up the sea; I can turn streams into a desert, so the fish rot away and die from lack of water.

Amos 5:8

(But there is one who made the constellations Pleiades and Orion; he can turn the darkness into morning and daylight into night. He summons the water of the seas and pours it out on the earth's surface. The Lord is his name!

Amos 9:6

He builds the upper rooms of his palace in heaven and sets its foundation supports on the earth. He summons the water of the sea and pours it out on the earth's surface. The Lord is his name.

Acts 4:24

When they heard this, they raised their voices to God with one mind and said, "Master of all, you who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them,

Psalm 104:25

Over here is the deep, wide sea, which teems with innumerable swimming creatures, living things both small and large.

Genesis 1:21

God created the great sea creatures and every living and moving thing with which the water swarmed, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. God saw that it was good.

Psalm 8:8

the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea and everything that moves through the currents of the seas.

Ezekiel 38:20

The fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the wild beasts, all the things that creep on the ground, and all people who live on the face of the earth will shake at my presence. The mountains will topple, the cliffs will fall, and every wall will fall to the ground.

Hosea 4:3

Therefore the land will mourn, and all its inhabitants will perish. The wild animals, the birds of the sky, and even the fish in the sea will perish.

Habakkuk 1:14

You made people like fish in the sea, like animals in the sea that have no ruler.

Psalm 74:13

You destroyed the sea by your strength; you shattered the heads of the sea monster in the water.

Job 26:12

By his power he stills the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab the great sea monster to pieces.

Isaiah 27:1

At that time the Lord will punish with his destructive, great, and powerful sword Leviathan the fast-moving serpent, Leviathan the squirming serpent; he will kill the sea monster.

Revelation 13:1

Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns were ten diadem crowns, and on its heads a blasphemous name.

Amos 9:3

Even if they were to hide on the top of Mount Carmel, I would hunt them down and take them from there. Even if they tried to hide from me at the bottom of the sea, from there I would command the Sea Serpent to bite them.

2 Samuel 22:16

The depths of the sea were exposed; the inner regions of the world were uncovered by the Lord's battle cry, by the powerful breath from his nose.

Job 38:16

Have you gone to the springs that fill the sea, or walked about in the recesses of the deep?

Micah 7:19

You will once again have mercy on us; you will conquer our evil deeds; you will hurl our sins into the depths of the sea.

Exodus 10:19

and the Lord turned a very strong west wind, and it picked up the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.

Hebrews 11:29

By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if on dry ground, but when the Egyptians tried it, they were swallowed up.

Genesis 14:3

These last five kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).

2 Kings 14:25

He restored the border of Israel from Lebo Hamath in the north to the sea of the Arabah in the south, in accordance with the word of the Lord God of Israel announced through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.

Numbers 34:11

The border will run down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border will descend and reach the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth.

John 6:1

After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (also called the Sea of Tiberias).

Numbers 34:6-7

"'And for a western border you will have the Great Sea. This will be your western border. "'And this will be your northern border: From the Great Sea you will draw a line to Mount Hor;

Ezekiel 47:10

Fishermen will stand beside it; from Engedi to En-eglaim they will spread nets. They will catch many kinds of fish, like the fish of the Great Sea.

Acts 27:27

When the fourteenth night had come, while we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected they were approaching some land.

1 Kings 7:23-26

He also made the large bronze basin called "The Sea." It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet. Under the rim all the way around it were round ornaments arranged in settings 15 feet long. The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with "The Sea." "The Sea" stood on top of twelve bulls. Three faced northward, three westward, three southward, and three eastward. "The Sea" was placed on top of them, and they all faced outward.read more.
It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold about 12,000 gallons.

2 Kings 16:17

King Ahaz took off the frames of the movable stands, and removed the basins from them. He took "The Sea" down from the bronze bulls that supported it and put it on the pavement.

2 Kings 25:13

The Babylonians broke the two bronze pillars in the Lord's temple, as well as the movable stands and the big bronze basin called the "The Sea." They took the bronze to Babylon.

Revelation 4:6

and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. In the middle of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.

Revelation 15:2

Then I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had conquered the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing by the sea of glass, holding harps given to them by God.

Isaiah 17:12

The many nations massing together are as good as dead, those who make a commotion as loud as the roaring of the sea's waves. The people making such an uproar are as good as dead, those who make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves.

Job 7:12

Am I the sea, or the creature of the deep, that you must put me under guard?

Job 14:11-12

As water disappears from the sea, or a river drains away and dries up, so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep.

Psalm 93:4

Above the sound of the surging water, and the mighty waves of the sea, the Lord sits enthroned in majesty.

Isaiah 5:30

At that time they will growl over their prey, it will sound like sea waves crashing against rocks. One will look out over the land and see the darkness of disaster, clouds will turn the light into darkness.

Isaiah 11:9

They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain. For there will be universal submission to the Lord's sovereignty, just as the waters completely cover the sea.

Isaiah 48:18

If only you had obeyed my commandments, prosperity would have flowed to you like a river, deliverance would have come to you like the waves of the sea.

Isaiah 57:20

But the wicked are like a surging sea that is unable to be quiet; its waves toss up mud and sand.

Jeremiah 6:23

Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride forth on their horses. Lined up in formation like men going into battle to attack you, Daughter Zion.'"

Jeremiah 49:23

The Lord spoke about Damascus. "The people of Hamath and Arpad will be dismayed because they have heard bad news. Their courage will melt away because of worry. Their hearts will not be able to rest.

Jeremiah 50:42

Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride forth on their horses. Lined up in formation like men going into battle, they are coming against you, fair Babylon!

Jeremiah 51:42

The sea has swept over Babylon. She has been covered by a multitude of its waves.

Lamentations 2:13

(Mem) With what can I equate you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter Jerusalem? To what can I liken you so that I might comfort you, O Virgin Daughter Zion? Your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can heal you?

Ezekiel 26:3

therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am against you, O Tyre! I will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.

Zechariah 10:11

The Lord will cross the sea of storms and will calm its turbulence. The depths of the Nile will dry up, the pride of Assyria will be humbled, and the domination of Egypt will be no more.

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Great » Mysteries, that test the faith of men » Sea

Joshua 1:4

Your territory will extend from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north. It will extend all the way to the great River Euphrates in the east (including all of Syria) and all the way to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.

Ezekiel 48:28

Next to the border of Gad, at the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the Stream of Egypt and on to the Great Sea.

Ezekiel 47:10

Fishermen will stand beside it; from Engedi to En-eglaim they will spread nets. They will catch many kinds of fish, like the fish of the Great Sea.

Numbers 34:6

"'And for a western border you will have the Great Sea. This will be your western border.

Joshua 9:1

When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan -- in the hill country, the lowlands, and all along the Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) --

More verses: Joshua 15:12 Joshua 23:4

Salt » Christians as sea » Sea

Joshua 3:16

the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing. It piled up far upstream at Adam (the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea). The people crossed the river opposite Jericho.

Deuteronomy 3:17

The Arabah and the Jordan River were also a border, from the sea of Chinnereth to the sea of the Arabah (that is, the Salt Sea), beneath the watershed of Pisgah to the east.

Deuteronomy 4:49

including all the Arabah of the Transjordan in the east to the sea of the Arabah, beneath the watershed of Pisgah.)

Genesis 14:3

These last five kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).

Zechariah 14:8

Moreover, on that day living waters will flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea and half of them to the western sea; it will happen both in summer and in winter.

Sea » Dead

Joshua 3:16

the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing. It piled up far upstream at Adam (the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea). The people crossed the river opposite Jericho.

Deuteronomy 3:17

The Arabah and the Jordan River were also a border, from the sea of Chinnereth to the sea of the Arabah (that is, the Salt Sea), beneath the watershed of Pisgah to the east.

Deuteronomy 4:49

including all the Arabah of the Transjordan in the east to the sea of the Arabah, beneath the watershed of Pisgah.)

Genesis 14:3

These last five kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).

Zechariah 14:8

Moreover, on that day living waters will flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea and half of them to the western sea; it will happen both in summer and in winter.

Sea » Of galilee

Numbers 34:11

The border will run down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border will descend and reach the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth.

Matthew 4:18

As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

John 21:1

After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Now this is how he did so.

Joshua 12:3

His kingdom included the eastern Arabah from the Sea of Kinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), including the route to Beth Jeshimoth and the area southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

Matthew 14:25

As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.

Sea » Great

Joshua 1:4

Your territory will extend from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north. It will extend all the way to the great River Euphrates in the east (including all of Syria) and all the way to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.

Ezekiel 48:28

Next to the border of Gad, at the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the Stream of Egypt and on to the Great Sea.

Ezekiel 47:10

Fishermen will stand beside it; from Engedi to En-eglaim they will spread nets. They will catch many kinds of fish, like the fish of the Great Sea.

Numbers 34:6

"'And for a western border you will have the Great Sea. This will be your western border.

Joshua 9:1

When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan -- in the hill country, the lowlands, and all along the Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) --

More verses: Joshua 15:12 Joshua 23:4

Sea » The sea controlled

Job 38:8

"Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb,

Job 38:11

when I said, 'To here you may come and no farther, here your proud waves will be confined'?

Psalm 104:9

You set up a boundary for them that they could not cross, so that they would not cover the earth again.

Sea » Symbolical » In john's apocalyptic vision

Revelation 15:2

Then I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had conquered the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing by the sea of glass, holding harps given to them by God.

Revelation 13:1

Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns were ten diadem crowns, and on its heads a blasphemous name.

Revelation 10:8

Then the voice I had heard from heaven began to speak to me again, "Go and take the open scroll in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land."

Revelation 4:6

and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. In the middle of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.

Sea » Creation of

Genesis 1:9-10

God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear." It was so. God called the dry ground "land" and the gathered waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good.

Psalm 148:4-5

Praise him, O highest heaven, and you waters above the sky! Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he gave the command and they came into existence.

Sea » Lake galilee calmed by jesus

Mark 4:37-39

Now a great windstorm developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped. But he was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him up and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care that we are about to die?" So he got up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Be quiet! Calm down!" Then the wind stopped, and it was dead calm.

Matthew 8:24-26

And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep. So they came and woke him up saying, "Lord, save us! We are about to die!" But he said to them, "Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm.

Sea » Jesus walked upon lake galilee

Matthew 14:25-31

As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea. When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said, "It's a ghost!" and cried out with fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them: "Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid." read more.
Peter said to him, "Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water." So he said, "Come." Peter got out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!" Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

Sea » Symbolical » In daniel's vision

Daniel 7:2-3

Daniel explained: "I was watching in my vision during the night as the four winds of the sky were stirring up the great sea. Then four large beasts came up from the sea; they were different from one another.

Sea » The dead, to be given up by the, at the resurrection

Revelation 20:13

The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each one was judged according to his deeds.

Topics on Sea

A Way Through The Red Sea

Exodus 14:21

Moses stretched out his hand toward the sea, and the Lord drove the sea apart by a strong east wind all that night, and he made the sea into dry land, and the water was divided.

Coming To The Red Sea

Exodus 13:18

So God brought the people around by the way of the desert to the Red Sea, and the Israelites went up from the land of Egypt prepared for battle.

Dead Sea

Genesis 14:3

These last five kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).

Deep Seas

Job 38:16

Have you gone to the springs that fill the sea, or walked about in the recesses of the deep?

Expanse Of The Sea

Psalm 139:9

If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea,

In The Heart Of The Sea

Ezekiel 26:19

"For this is what the sovereign Lord says: When I make you desolate like the uninhabited cities, when I bring up the deep over you and the surging waters overwhelm you,

Limits For The Sea

Job 38:10-11

when I prescribed its limits, and set in place its bolts and doors,

Mediterranean Sea

Genesis 49:13

Zebulun will live by the haven of the sea and become a haven for ships; his border will extend to Sidon.

Other References To The Red Sea

Exodus 10:19

and the Lord turned a very strong west wind, and it picked up the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.

Sea Of Glass

Revelation 15:2

Then I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had conquered the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing by the sea of glass, holding harps given to them by God.

Sea Travel

Matthew 23:15

"Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You cross land and sea to make one convert, and when you get one, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves!

Sea, Metaphorical References

Isaiah 57:20

But the wicked are like a surging sea that is unable to be quiet; its waves toss up mud and sand.

The Sea Divided

Nehemiah 9:11

You split the sea before them, and they crossed through the sea on dry ground! But you threw their pursuers into the depths, like a stone into surging waters.

The Sea Stilled

Jonah 1:11

Because the storm was growing worse and worse, they said to him, "What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?"

The Sea Stirred Up

Genesis 7:11

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month -- on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.

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