Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

General references

Bible References

The sea is his

Psalm 33:7
He gathered the oceans into a single place; he put the deep water into storehouses.
Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the water beneath the sky come together into one area, and let dry ground appear!" And that is what happened:
Job 38:10
when I proscribed a boundary for it, set in place bars and doors for it;
Proverbs 8:29
when he set a boundary for the sea so the waters would not exceed his limits, when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
Jeremiah 5:22
"You don't fear me, do you?' declares the LORD. "You don't tremble before me, do you? I'm the one who put the sand as a boundary for the sea, a perpetual barrier that it cannot cross. Though the waves toss, they cannot prevail against it, though they roar, they cannot cross it.'

Hands

Proverbs 8:26
Even though he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the world's first grains of dust,

General references

Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the water beneath the sky come together into one area, and let dry ground appear!" And that is what happened:
Exodus 20:11
because the LORD made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them in six days. Then he rested on the seventh day. Therefore, the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.