58 Bible Verses about The Sea

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Psalm 93:4

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

Psalm 77:19

Your way was through the sea; your paths through the great waters. Your footsteps were not known.

Psalm 146:6

He made heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them. He keeps truth (faith) forever!

Psalm 148:7

Praise Jehovah from the earth. Praise him, large sea creatures and all the ocean depths.

Psalm 98:7

Let the sea and everything in it, the world and those who live in it roar like thunder.

Psalm 24:2

For He has ordained it upon the seas and decreed it upon the rivers.

Psalm 46:2

Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea.

Psalm 104:25

The sea is so big and wide with many creatures, living things both large and small.

Psalm 114:3

The Red Sea looked at this and ran away. The Jordan River turned back.

Exodus 14:21

Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. Jehovah swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night and turned the sea into dry land. The waters were divided.

Proverbs 8:29

When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his command, when he appointed the foundations of the earth,

Psalm 8:8

the birds, the fish, whatever swims in the currents of the seas.

Job 38:16

Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep?

Psalm 66:6

He turned the sea into dry land. They crossed the river on foot. We rejoiced because of what he did there.

Deuteronomy 30:13

This commandment is not on the other side of the sea. You do not have to ask: Who will cross the sea to get it for us so that we can hear it and obey it?

Psalm 93:3

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

Revelation 10:5

The angel I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth raised his hand to heaven.

Job 38:8

Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb?

Isaiah 60:5

Then you will see this and rejoice. Your heart will shake with joy. The riches of the sea will be brought to you. The wealth of the nations will come to you.

Job 28:14

The deep ocean says: 'It is not in me.' The sea proclaims: 'Not in me either!'

Isaiah 51:10

Was it not you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea so that the redeemed might cross over?

Revelation 8:9

A third of the living creatures in the sea died. And a third of the ships were destroyed.

Hosea 4:3

Therefore the land will mourn. All the inhabitants are weak. The beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea will also perish.

Isaiah 43:16

Jehovah makes a path through the sea and a road through the strong currents.

Exodus 15:4

He threw the chariots and army of Egypt's king into the Red Sea, and he drowned the best of the king's army.

Psalm 106:9

So he rebuked the Red Sea and it dried up, and he led them through the deeps, as through the wilderness.

Revelation 4:6

A sea of crystal like glass was in front of the throne. In the center around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.

Ecclesiastes 1:7

All the rivers run into the sea yet the sea is not full. The rivers return to the place where they began.

Psalm 69:34

Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves in it!

Leviticus 11:9

Here are the kinds of creatures that live in the water that you may eat. You may eat anything in the seas and streams that have fins and scales.

John 6:18

A great wind made the sea rise.

Revelation 16:3

Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea. It became like the blood of a dead man, and every living being died in the sea.

Isaiah 51:15

I am Jehovah your God, who churns up the sea so that its waves roar. Jehovah of Hosts is his name.

Isaiah 27:1

In that day Jehovah will punish with his sword, his fierce, great and powerful sword. He will slay Leviathan the fleeing, coiling serpent, the monster of the sea.

Revelation 5:13

I heard every creature in heaven and on earth. I also heard those under the earth, in the sea, and all that are in them. They said: Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be to him who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb forever and ever.

Matthew 13:1

That day Jesus left the house and sat by the seashore.

Psalm 46:3

Though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains quake at its arrogance.

Hosea 1:10

Yet the number of the children of Israel will be like the grains of the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. It will be said: You are the sons of the living God in the place where it was said you are not my people!

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the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Mediterranean or great sea

Deuteronomy 11:24

Every place on which the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your border will be from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the river, the river Euphrates, as far as the western sea.

Zechariah 14:8

It will happen! Living waters will go out from Jerusalem: half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea. It will be both in the summer and in the winter.

Numbers 34:6

The western border will be the Mediterranean Sea, it will be the western border.

Deuteronomy 34:2

and all Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah as far as the western sea,

the Sea » Lakes often called

Deuteronomy 3:17

On the west their territory extended to the Jordan River, from Lake Galilee in the north down to the Dead Sea in the south and to the foot of (Mount) Pisgah on the east.

Matthew 8:32

He told them to go. And they came out, and went into the swine. The entire herd rushed down the hill into the sea, where they perished in the waters.

Matthew 8:24

Suddenly a storm blew in and the boat was covered with waves. Jesus was asleep.

the Sea » The shore of, covered with sand

Job 6:3

It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas, no wonder my words have been impetuous.

Psalm 78:27

He rained meat upon them like the dust, even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,

the Sea » Called the » Deep

2 Corinthians 11:25

Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, I suffered shipwreck three times, a night and a day I have spent in the deep.

Job 41:31

It makes the deep sea boil like a pot. It stirs up the ocean like a boiling kettle.

Psalm 107:24

have seen what Jehovah can do, the miracles he performed in the depths of the sea.

the Sea » Sailing on, dangerous

Acts 27:9

Much time had been lost and sailing was now dangerous. Because the fast was over Paul admonished them,

2 Corinthians 11:26

In journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by my own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brothers;

Acts 27:20

The sun and stars did not appear for many days. No small tempest pressed upon us. All hope of our being saved was taken away.

the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Red sea

Exodus 13:18

He led them by way of the desert by the Red Sea. The Israelites were armed for battle.

Exodus 23:31

I will make the borders of your land extend from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Mediterranean Sea and from the desert to the Euphrates River. I will give you power over the inhabitants of the land. You will drive them out as you advance.

Exodus 10:19

Jehovah changed the wind to a very strong west wind. It picked up the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not one locust was left anywhere in Egypt.

the Sea » Commercial nations » Often built cities on the borders of

Genesis 49:13

Zebulun will live by the coast. He will have ships by the coast. His border will go as far as Sidon.

Ezekiel 27:3

Say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrance to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, thus says the Lord Jehovah: 'O Tyre, you have said, 'I am perfect in beauty.'

Nahum 3:8

Are you better than Noamon, which sits by the streams of the Nile with water surrounding her? The sea was her defense. The water was her wall.

the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Sea of galilee

Matthew 4:18

Jesus walked on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. There he saw Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother. They were fishermen.

Matthew 8:32

He told them to go. And they came out, and went into the swine. The entire herd rushed down the hill into the sea, where they perished in the waters.

John 6:1

After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

the Sea » God » Stills, by his power

the Sea » God » Created

the Sea » God » Set bounds to, by a perpetual decree

Job 38:8

Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb?

Job 38:10-11

when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place, when I said: 'This far you may come and no farther'; here is where your proud waves halt?

the Sea » Illustrative » (smooth as glass,) of the peace of heaven

Revelation 15:2

I saw what looked like a sea of glass mingled with fire. Those who were victorious over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having harps (written Word) of God.

Revelation 4:6

A sea of crystal like glass was in front of the throne. In the center around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.

the Sea » Illustrative » Of heavy afflictions

Lamentations 2:13

What example am I to give you? What comparison am I to make for you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What am I to make equal to you, so that I may give you comfort, O virgin daughter of Zion? Your destruction is great like the sea. Who is able to make you well?

the Sea » Replenished by rivers

Ecclesiastes 1:7

All the rivers run into the sea yet the sea is not full. The rivers return to the place where they began.

Ezekiel 47:8

He said: This water flows through the land to the east, down into the Jordan Valley, and into the Dead Sea. When the water flows into the Dead Sea, it will replace the salt water there with fresh water.

the Sea » Great rivers often called

Jeremiah 51:36

Therefore Jehovah says: I am going to plead your case and exact full vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her fountain dry.

Isaiah 11:15

Jehovah will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt. He will wave his hand, his mighty Spirit, over the (Euphrates) River. He will strike it into seven streams and make men walk over on dry land.

the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Salt or dead sea

Genesis 14:3

These joined forces in the Valley of Siddim at the Dead Sea.

Numbers 34:12

then south along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. These will be the four borders of your land.

the Sea » Illustrative » (covered with waters,) of the diffusion of spiritual knowledge over the earth in the latter days

the Sea » Illustrative » (roaring,) of hostile armies

Isaiah 5:30

In that day they will roar over their prey as the sea roars. If they look at the land, they will see only darkness and distress. Thick clouds will darken even the light.

Jeremiah 6:23

They seize bow and spear. They are cruel and have no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride on horses. They are arrayed as a man for the battle against you, O daughter of Zion!

the Sea » Passed over in ships

Psalm 104:26

Ships sail on it, and Leviathan (great sea animal), which you made, plays in it.

the Sea » The waves of » Raised upon high

Psalm 93:3

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

the Sea » Made to glorify God

Psalm 69:34

Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves in it!

Psalm 148:7

Praise Jehovah from the earth. Praise him, large sea creatures and all the ocean depths.

the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Sea of joppa or sea of the philistines

Ezra 3:7

They gave money to the stoneworkers and woodworkers. Meat and drink and oil were given to the people of Zidon and of Tyre, for the transport of cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, as Cyrus, king of Persia, had given them authority to do.

Exodus 23:21

Be on your guard before him and obey his voice. Do not be rebellious toward him. He will not pardon your transgression, since my name is in him. (He has my honor, authority and character)

the Sea » The waves of » Mighty

Psalm 93:4

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

Acts 27:41

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.

the Sea » God » Dries up, by his rebuke

Nahum 1:4

He rebukes the sea, and makes it dry. He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel become dry and the flower of Lebanon withers.

Isaiah 50:2

Why was no one here when I came? Why was no one here to answer when I called? Am I too weak to reclaim you? Do I not have the power to rescue you? I dry up the sea with my command, and I turn rivers into deserts. Their fish stink because there is no water, and people die of thirst.

the Sea » Of immense extent

Psalm 104:25

The sea is so big and wide with many creatures, living things both large and small.

the Sea » The waves of » Tumultuous

Jude 1:13

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 » Commercial nations » Derived great wealth from

Deuteronomy 33:19

They will call peoples to the mountain. There they will offer righteous sacrifices. They will draw out the abundance of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand.

the Sea » Shall give up its dead at the last day

Revelation 20:13

The sea gave up the dead in it. Death and the grave delivered up the dead in them. Every man was judged according to his works.

the Sea » Rivers supplied by exhalations from

Ecclesiastes 1:7

All the rivers run into the sea yet the sea is not full. The rivers return to the place where they began.

the Sea » God » Made the birds and fishes out of

Genesis 1:20-22

God said: Let the waters be filled with many kinds of living beings, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky. God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves in the waters after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good. God blessed them and said: 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

Psalm 104:25-26

The sea is so big and wide with many creatures, living things both large and small. Ships sail on it, and Leviathan (great sea animal), which you made, plays in it.

the Sea » The renewed earth shall be without

the Sea » Raised by the wind

Psalm 107:25-26

He spoke, and a storm began to blow, and it made the waves rise high. The sailors aboard ship rose toward the sky. They plunged into the depths. Their courage failed in the face of disaster.

the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Sea of jazer

Jeremiah 48:32

I weep with the people of the town of Jazer. And what of the grapevines of the town of Sibmah? In the past your vines spread all the way to the sea, as far as the sea of Jazer. But the destroyer has taken over your fruit and grapes.

the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of devastating armies

Ezekiel 26:3-4

Therefore the Lord Jehovah says: 'I am against you, O Tyre, and I will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves. They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers. I will scrape her debris from her and make her a bare rock.

the Sea » The waves of » Multitudinous

Jeremiah 51:42

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

the Sea » The waves of » Tossed to and fro

Jeremiah 5:22

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.

the Sea » Numerous islands in

Ezekiel 26:18

Now the coastlands will tremble on the day of your fall. Yes, the coastlands by the sea will be terrified at your passing.'

the Sea » Sand the barrier of

Jeremiah 5:22

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.

the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of righteousness

Isaiah 48:18

If only you had listened to my commandments! Your peace would be like a river that never runs dry. Your righteousness would be like waves on the sea.

the Sea » Illustrative » (trouble,) of the wicked

Isaiah 57:20

But the wicked are like the troubled and restless sea, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

the Sea » Called the » Great and wide sea

Psalm 104:25

The sea is so big and wide with many creatures, living things both large and small.

the Sea » God » Measures the waters of

Isaiah 40:12

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the span of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance of the scale?

the Sea » The gathering together of the waters originally called

the Sea » Caused to foam by leviathan

Job 41:31-32

It makes the deep sea boil like a pot. It stirs up the ocean like a boiling kettle. It leaves a shining path behind it so that the sea appears to have silvery hair.

the Sea » The wonders of God seen in

Psalm 107:24

have seen what Jehovah can do, the miracles he performed in the depths of the sea.

the Sea » Called the » Great waters

Psalm 77:19

Your way was through the sea; your paths through the great waters. Your footsteps were not known.

the Sea » God » Does what he pleases in

Psalm 135:6

Everything Jehovah desires he does in the heavens and in earth, and in the seas and all deep places.

the Sea » Of great depth

Psalm 68:22

Jehovah said: I will bring them back from Bashan. I will bring them back from the depths of the sea

the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » The adriatic or sea of adria

Acts 27:27

On the fourteenth night we were driven to and fro in the sea of Adria. About midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.

the Sea » God » Founded the earth upon

Psalm 24:2

For He has ordained it upon the seas and decreed it upon the rivers.

the Sea » God » Shakes, by his word

the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of the unsteady

the Sea » Darkness the swaddling band of

Job 38:9

When I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness,

the Sea » The clouds the garment of

Job 38:9

When I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness,

Water » Collected in » the Sea

Genesis 1:9-10

Then God said: Let the waters below the atmosphere be gathered into one place. Let the dry land appear. It was so. God called the dry land earth. The gathering of the waters He called seas. God saw that it was good.

Topics on The Sea

Expanse Of The Sea

Psalm 139:9

If I take the wings of the dawn, if I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,

In The Heart Of The Sea

Ezekiel 26:19

The Lord Jehovah says: 'When I make you a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited, when I bring up the deep over you and the great waters cover you,

Limits For The Sea

Job 38:10-11

when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place,

The Sea Divided

Nehemiah 9:11

You parted the sea before them, so that they went through the sea on dry land; and those who went after them went down into the deep, like a stone into great waters.

The Sea Stilled

Jonah 1:11

Then they said: What shall we do to you to make the sea calm for us? But the sea grew more and more stormy.

The Sea Stirred Up

Genesis 7:11

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, on that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the sky were opened.

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