58 Bible Verses about The Sea

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Psalm 77:19

Your way was in the sea
And Your paths in the mighty waters,
And Your footprints may not be known.

Psalm 146:6

Who made heaven and earth,
The sea and all that is in them;
Who keeps faith forever;

Psalm 98:7

Let the sea roar and all it contains,
The world and those who dwell in it.

Psalm 24:2

For He has founded it upon the seas
And established 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

There is the sea, great and broad,
In which are swarms without number,
Animals both small and great.

Exodus 14:21

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night and turned the sea into dry land, so the waters were divided.

Proverbs 8:29

When He set for the sea its boundary
So that the water would not transgress His command,
When He marked out the foundations of the earth;

Psalm 8:8

The birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea,
Whatever passes through the paths of the seas.

Job 38:16

“Have you entered into the springs of the sea
Or walked in the recesses of the deep?

Psalm 66:6

He turned the sea into dry land;
They passed through the river on foot;
There let us rejoice in Him!

Deuteronomy 30:13

Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will cross the sea for us to get it for us and make us hear it, that we may observe it?’

Psalm 93:3

The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
The floods have lifted up their voice,
The floods lift up their pounding waves.

Revelation 10:5

Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven,

Haggai 2:6

For thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘Once more in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea also and the dry land.

Job 38:8

“Or who enclosed the sea with doors
When, bursting forth, it went out from the womb;

Job 7:12

“Am I the sea, or the sea monster,
That You set a guard over me?

Isaiah 60:5

“Then you will see and be radiant,
And your heart will thrill and rejoice;
Because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you,
The wealth of the nations will come to you.

Job 28:14

“The deep says, ‘It is not in me’;
And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’

Isaiah 51:10

Was it not You who dried up the sea,
The waters of the great deep;
Who made the depths of the sea a pathway
For the redeemed to cross over?

Revelation 8:9

and a third of the creatures which were in the sea and had life, died; and a third of the ships were destroyed.

Hosea 4:3

Therefore the land mourns,
And everyone who lives in it languishes
Along with the beasts of the field and the birds of the sky,
And also the fish of the sea disappear.

Isaiah 43:16

Thus says the Lord,
Who makes a way through the sea
And a path through the mighty waters,

Exodus 15:4

“Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea;
And the choicest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea.

Psalm 106:9

Thus He rebuked the Red Sea and it dried up,
And He led them through the deeps, as through the wilderness.

Revelation 4:6

and before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal; and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.

Ecclesiastes 1:7

All the rivers flow into the sea,
Yet the sea is not full.
To the place where the rivers flow,
There they flow again.

Psalm 69:34

Let heaven and earth praise Him,
The seas and everything that moves in them.

Leviticus 11:9

‘These you may eat, whatever is in the water: all that have fins and scales, those in the water, in the seas or in the rivers, you may eat.

John 6:18

The sea began to be stirred up because a strong wind was blowing.

Revelation 16:3

The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood like that of a dead man; and every living thing in the sea died.

Isaiah 51:15

For I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea and its waves roar (the Lord of hosts is His name).

Isaiah 27:1

In that day the Lord will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent,
With His fierce and great and mighty sword,
Even Leviathan the twisted serpent;
And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea.

Revelation 5:13

And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying,“To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.”

Matthew 13:1

That day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.

Psalm 46:3

Though its waters roar and foam,
Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah.

Hosea 1:10

Yet the number of the sons of Israel
Will be like the sand of the sea,
Which cannot be measured or numbered;
And in the place
Where it is said to them,
“You are not My people,”
It will be said to them,
“You are the sons of the living God.”

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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 shall 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

And in that day living waters will flow out of Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and the other half toward the western sea; it will be in summer as well as in winter.

Numbers 34:6

‘As for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea, that is, its coastline; this shall be your west 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

the Arabah also, with the Jordan as a border, from Chinnereth even as far as the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, at the foot of the slopes of Pisgah on the east.

Matthew 8:32

And He said to them, “Go!” And they came out and went into the swine, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the waters.

Matthew 8:24

And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep.

the Sea » The shore of, covered with sand

1 Kings 4:29

Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on the seashore.

Job 6:3

“For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas;
Therefore my words have been rash.

Psalm 78:27

When 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, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent in the deep.

Job 41:31

“He makes the depths boil like a pot;
He makes the sea like a jar of ointment.

the Sea » Sailing on, dangerous

Acts 27:9

When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even the fast was already over, Paul began to admonish them,

2 Corinthians 11:26

I have been on frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers on the sea, dangers among false brethren;

Acts 27:20

Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was gradually abandoned.

the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Red sea

Exodus 13:18

Hence God led the people around by the way of the wilderness to the Red Sea; and the sons of Israel went up in martial array from the land of Egypt.

Exodus 23:31

I will fix your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River Euphrates; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.

Exodus 10:19

So the Lord shifted the wind to a very strong west wind which took up the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea; not one locust was left in all the territory of Egypt.

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

Genesis 49:13

Zebulun will dwell at the seashore;
And he shall be a haven for ships,
And his flank shall be toward Sidon.

Ezekiel 27:3

and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrance to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
“O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’

Nahum 3:8

Are you better than No-amon,
Which was situated by the waters of the Nile,
With water surrounding her,
Whose rampart was the sea,
Whose wall consisted of the sea?

the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Sea of galilee

Matthew 4:18

Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

Matthew 8:32

And He said to them, “Go!” And they came out and went into the swine, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the waters.

John 6:1

After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or 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

“Or who enclosed the sea with doors
When, bursting forth, it went out from the womb;

Job 38:10-11

And I placed boundaries on it And set a bolt and doors, And I said, 'Thus far you shall come, but no farther; And here shall your proud waves stop'?

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

Revelation 15:2

And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had been victorious over the beast and his image and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, holding harps of God.

Revelation 4:6

and before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal; and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.

the Sea » Illustrative » Of heavy afflictions

Lamentations 2:13

How shall I admonish you?
To what shall I compare you,
O daughter of Jerusalem?
To what shall I liken you as I comfort you,
O virgin daughter of Zion?
For your ruin is as vast as the sea;
Who can heal you?

the Sea » Replenished by rivers

Ecclesiastes 1:7

All the rivers flow into the sea,
Yet the sea is not full.
To the place where the rivers flow,
There they flow again.

Ezekiel 47:8

Then he said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the Arabah; then they go toward the sea, being made to flow into the sea, and the waters of the sea become fresh.

the Sea » Great rivers often called

Jeremiah 51:36

Therefore thus says the Lord,
“Behold, I am going to plead your case
And exact full vengeance for you;
And I will dry up her sea
And make her fountain dry.

Isaiah 11:15

And the Lord will utterly destroy
The tongue of the Sea of Egypt;
And He will wave His hand over the River
With His scorching wind;
And He will strike it into seven streams
And make men walk over dry-shod.

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

Genesis 14:3

All these came as allies to the valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).

Numbers 34:12

And the border shall go down to the Jordan and its termination shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders all around.’”

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

And it will growl over it in that day like the roaring of the sea.
If one looks to the land, behold, there is darkness and distress;
Even the light is darkened by its clouds.

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,
Arrayed as a man for the battle
Against you, O daughter of Zion!”

the Sea » Passed over in ships

Psalm 104:26

There the ships move along,
And Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it.

the Sea » The waves of » Raised upon high

Psalm 93:3

The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
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 them.

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

Ezra 3:7

Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food, drink and oil to the Sidonians and to the Tyrians, to bring cedar wood from Lebanon to the sea at Joppa, according to the permission they had from Cyrus king of Persia.

Exodus 23:21

Be on your guard before him and obey his voice; do not be rebellious toward him, for he will not pardon your transgression, since My name is in him.

the Sea » The waves of » Mighty

Acts 27:41

But striking a reef where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the force 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 wither;
The blossoms of Lebanon wither.

Isaiah 50:2

“Why was there no man when I came?
When I called, why was there none to answer?
Is My hand so short that it cannot ransom?
Or have I no power to deliver?
Behold, I dry up the sea with My rebuke,
I make the rivers a wilderness;
Their fish stink for lack of water
And die of thirst.

the Sea » Of immense extent

Psalm 104:25

There is the sea, great and broad,
In which are swarms without number,
Animals both small and great.

the Sea » The waves of » Tumultuous

Jude 1:13

wild waves of the sea, casting up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom 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;
For 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

And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds.

the Sea » Rivers supplied by exhalations from

Ecclesiastes 1:7

All the rivers flow into the sea,
Yet the sea is not full.
To the place where the rivers flow,
There they flow again.

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

Genesis 1:20-22

Then God said, "Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens." God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, "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

There is the sea, great and broad, In which are swarms without number, Animals both small and great. There the ships move along, And Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it.

the Sea » The renewed earth shall be without

the Sea » Raised by the wind

Psalm 107:25-26

For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea. They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; Their soul melted away in their misery.

the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Sea of jazer

Jeremiah 48:32

“More than the weeping for Jazer
I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah!
Your tendrils stretched across the sea,
They reached to the sea of Jazer;
Upon your summer fruits and your grape harvest
The destroyer has fallen.

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

Ezekiel 26:3-4

therefore thus says the Lord GOD, 'Behold, 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; and 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 fear Me?’ declares the Lord.
‘Do you not tremble in My presence?
For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea,
An eternal decree, so it cannot cross over it.
Though the waves toss, yet they cannot prevail;
Though they roar, yet they cannot cross over it.

the Sea » Numerous islands in

Ezekiel 26:18

‘Now the coastlands will tremble
On the day of your fall;
Yes, the coastlands which are by the sea
Will be terrified at your passing.’”

the Sea » Sand the barrier of

Jeremiah 5:22

‘Do you not fear Me?’ declares the Lord.
‘Do you not tremble in My presence?
For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea,
An eternal decree, so it cannot cross over it.
Though the waves toss, yet they cannot prevail;
Though they roar, yet they cannot cross over it.

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

Isaiah 48:18

“If only you had paid attention to My commandments!
Then your well-being would have been like a river,
And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

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

Isaiah 57:20

But the wicked are like the tossing sea,
For it cannot be quiet,
And its waters toss up refuse and mud.

the Sea » Called the » Great and wide sea

Psalm 104:25

There is the sea, great and broad,
In which are swarms without number,
Animals both small and great.

the Sea » God » Measures the waters of

Isaiah 40:12

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
And marked off the heavens by the span,
And calculated the dust of the earth by the measure,
And weighed the mountains in a balance
And the hills in a pair of scales?

the Sea » The gathering together of the waters originally called

the Sea » Caused to foam by leviathan

Job 41:31-32

"He makes the depths boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a jar of ointment. "Behind him he makes a wake to shine; One would think the deep to be gray-haired.

the Sea » The wonders of God seen in

the Sea » Called the » Great waters

Psalm 77:19

Your way was in the sea
And Your paths in the mighty waters,
And Your footprints may not be known.

the Sea » God » Does what he pleases in

Psalm 135:6

Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.

the Sea » Of great depth

Psalm 68:22

The Lord 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

But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to surmise that they were approaching some land.

the Sea » God » Founded the earth upon

Psalm 24:2

For He has founded it upon the seas
And established it upon the rivers.

the Sea » God » Shakes, by his word

Haggai 2:6

For thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘Once more in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea also and the dry land.

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

the Sea » Darkness the swaddling band of

Job 38:9

When I made a cloud its garment
And thick darkness its swaddling band,

the Sea » The clouds the garment of

Job 38:9

When I made a cloud its garment
And thick darkness its swaddling band,

Water » Collected in » the Sea

Genesis 1:9-10

Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so. God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and 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

For thus says the Lord God, “When I make you a desolate city, like the cities which 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

And I placed boundaries on it
And set a bolt and doors,

The Sea Divided

Nehemiah 9:11

You divided the sea before them,
So they passed through the midst of the sea on dry ground;
And their pursuers You hurled into the depths,
Like a stone into raging waters.

The Sea Stilled

Jonah 1:11

So they said to him, “What should we do to you that the sea may become calm for us?”—for the sea was becoming increasingly stormy.

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 the same day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the floodgates of the sky were opened.

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