Jeremiah 5:22

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Summary

Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which 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?

Fear ye not

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General references

Genesis 1:9

Job 37:1

Acts 16:35

Bible References

Fear ye not

Who would not fear thee? Or what King of the Gentiles would not obey thee? For among all the wise men of the Gentiles, and in all their kingdoms, there is none that may be likened unto thee.

"If thou wilt not be diligent to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, for to fear this glorious and fearful name of the LORD thy God:

My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

And fear ye not them which kill the body, and be not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body into hell.

But I will show you, whom ye shall fear. Fear him which after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell. Yea I say unto you, him fear.

Who shall not fear, o Lord, and glorify thy name? For thou only art holy, and all gentiles shall come and worship before thee, for thy judgments are made manifest."

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He hath compassed the waters with certain bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

When I gave it my commandment, making doors and bars for it;

He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as it were upon a heap, and layeth up the deep, as in a treasure-house.

The floods are risen, O LORD. The floods have lift up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.

Thou hast set them their bounds, which they may not pass, that they turn not again to cover the earth.

When he shut the sea within certain bounds, that the waters should not go over their marks. When he laid the foundations of the earth,

For why would no man receive me, when I came? And when I called, no man gave me answer. Was my hand clean smitten off, that it might not help? Or had I not power to deliver? Lo, at a word I drink up the sea, and of water floods I make dry land: so that for want of water, the fish corrupt and die of thirst.

He that hath his dwelling in Heaven, and groundeth his tabernacle in the earth; He that calleth the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the plain ground; his name is the LORD.

When he reproveth the sea, he drieth it up, and turneth all the floods to dry land. Bashan is desolate, Carmel and the pleasure of Lebanon wasteth away.

And he rose up and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, "Peace and be still." And the wind allayed, and there followed a great calm:

General references

And God said, "Let the waters that are under heaven gather themselves unto one place, that the dry land may appear." And it came so to pass.

At this, my heart is astonished, and moved out of his place.

And when it was day, the officers sent the ministers saying, "Let those men go."