58 Bible Verses about The Sea
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The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
Your way is in the sea, and your path in the great waters, and your footsteps are not known.
Who made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that is therein: who keeps truth forever:
Let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
You rule the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, you still them.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
So is this great and wide sea, which teems with things innumerable, both small and great.
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his command: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passes through the paths of the seas.
Have you entered into the springs of the sea? or have you walked in search of the depths?
He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business on great waters;
The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
And the angel whom I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
For thus says the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Then you shall see, and flow together, and your heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto you, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto you.
Are you not him who has dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that has made the depths of the sea a road for the ransomed to pass over?
And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwells in it shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fish of the sea also shall be taken away.
Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
Pharaoh's chariots and his host has he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.
All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from where the rivers come, there they return again.
Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moves therein.
These shall you eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall you eat.
And the second angel poured out his bowl upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man; and every living thing died in the sea.
But I am the LORD your God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.
In that day the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the fleeing serpent, even leviathan that twisted serpent; and he shall slay the monster that is in the sea.
And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sits upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever.
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, you are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, you are the sons of the living God.
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the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Mediterranean or great sea
Every place on which the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the western sea shall your territory be.
And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
And as for the western border, you shall even have the Great Sea for a border: this shall be your west border.
And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the Western Sea,
the Sea » Lakes often called
The plain also, with the Jordan as the border thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah on the east.
But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
And he said unto them, Go. And when they came out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
the Sea » The shore of, covered with sand
That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies;
And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the seashore.
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.
He rained meat also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls as the sand of the sea:
the Sea » Called the » Deep
Three times was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, three times I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;
He makes the deep boil like a pot: he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
the Sea » Sailing on, dangerous
Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,
In journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by my own countrymen, in perils by the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Red sea
But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up equipped for battle out of the land of Egypt.
And I will set your bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and you shall drive them out before you.
And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the land of Egypt.
the Sea » Commercial nations » Often built cities on the borders of
Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea; and he shall be for a haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Sidon.
And say unto Tyre, O you that are situated at the entrance of the sea, which are a merchant of the people for many coastlands, Thus says the Lord GOD; O Tyre, you have said, I am of perfect beauty.
Are you better than No Amon, that was situated among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was the sea?
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Sea of galilee
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
And he said unto them, Go. And when they came out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
the Sea » God » Stills, by his power
Who stills the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
You rule the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, you still them.
the Sea » God » Created
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day: therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
And saying, Sirs, why do you these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that you should turn from these vanities unto the living God, who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them:
the Sea » God » Set bounds to, by a perpetual decree
He has drawn a circle on the waters at the boundary where the day and night come together.
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
And prescribed bounds for it, and set bars and doors, And said, Thus far shall you come, but no farther: and here shall your proud waves be stopped?
the Sea » Illustrative » (smooth as glass,) of the peace of heaven
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory 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 the harps of God.
And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.
the Sea » Illustrative » Of heavy afflictions
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you: when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; neither shall the flame scorch you.
What thing shall I take to witness for you? what thing shall I liken to you, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? for your run is vast as the sea: who can heal you?
the Sea » Replenished by rivers
All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from where the rivers come, there they return again.
Then he said unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters of the sea shall be healed.
the Sea » Great rivers often called
Therefore thus says the LORD; Behold, I will plead your cause, and take vengeance for you; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.
And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall strike it into seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Salt or dead sea
All these were joined together in the Valley of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
And the border shall go down to the Jordan, and the end of it shall be at the Salt Sea: this shall be your land with boundaries all around.
the Sea » Illustrative » (covered with waters,) of the diffusion of spiritual knowledge over the earth in the latter days
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
the Sea » Illustrative » (roaring,) of hostile armies
And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one looks unto the land, behold, darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in its heavens.
They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roars like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against you, O daughter of Zion.
the Sea » Passed over in ships
There go the ships: there is that leviathan, which you have made to play therein.
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business on great waters;
the Sea » The waves of » Raised upon high
For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, who lifts up the waves thereof.
The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
the Sea » Made to glorify God
Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moves therein.
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Sea of joppa or sea of the philistines
They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and food, and drink, and oil, unto them of Sidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea to Joppa, according to the grant that they had from Cyrus king of Persia.
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
the Sea » The waves of » Mighty
The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the bow stuck fast, and remained unmovable, but the stern was broken with the violence of the waves.
the Sea » God » Dries up, by his rebuke
He rebukes the sea, and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers: Bashan withers, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon fades.
Why, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stink, because there is no water, and die of thirst.
the Sea » Of immense extent
So is this great and wide sea, which teems with things innumerable, both small and great.
the Sea » The waves of » Tumultuous
Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
the Sea » Commercial nations » Derived great wealth from
They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall partake of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.
the Sea » Shall give up its dead at the last day
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it; and death and hades delivered up the dead who were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
the Sea » Rivers supplied by exhalations from
All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from where the rivers come, there they return again.
the Sea » God » Made the birds and fishes out of
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great sea creatures, and every living thing that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after its kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
the Sea » Inhabited by innumerable creatures great and small
So is this great and wide sea, which teems with things innumerable, both small and great. There go the ships: there is that leviathan, which you have made to play therein.
the Sea » The renewed earth shall be without
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
the Sea » Raised by the wind
For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, who lifts up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Sea of jazer
O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for you with the weeping of Jazer: your plants have gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the plunderer has fallen upon your summer fruit and upon your vintage.
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of devastating armies
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against you, as the sea causes its waves to come up. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.
the Sea » The waves of » Multitudinous
The sea has come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of its waves.
the Sea » The waves of » Tossed to and fro
Fear you not me? says the LORD: will you not tremble at my presence, who has placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though its waves toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
the Sea » Numerous islands in
Now shall the coastlands tremble in the day of your fall; yea, the coastlands that are by the sea shall be troubled at your departure.
the Sea » Sand the barrier of
Fear you not me? says the LORD: will you not tremble at my presence, who has placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though its waves toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of righteousness
O that you had hearkened to my commandments! then had your peace been as a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea:
the Sea » Illustrative » (trouble,) of the wicked
But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
the Sea » Called the » Great and wide sea
So is this great and wide sea, which teems with things innumerable, both small and great.
the Sea » God » Measures the waters of
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and measured out heaven with the span, and known the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
the Sea » The gathering together of the waters originally called
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
the Sea » Caused to foam by leviathan
He makes the deep boil like a pot: he makes the sea like a pot of ointment. He leaves a path shining after him; one would think the deep to have white hair.
the Sea » The wonders of God seen in
the Sea » Called the » Great waters
Your way is in the sea, and your path in the great waters, and your footsteps are not known.
the Sea » God » Does what he pleases in
Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
the Sea » Of great depth
The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » The adriatic or sea of adria
But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the sailors deemed that they drew near to some country;
the Sea » God » Founded the earth upon
the Sea » God » Shakes, by his word
For thus says the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of the unsteady
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
the Sea » Darkness the swaddling band of
the Sea » The clouds the garment of
Water » Collected in » the Sea
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Topics on The Sea
Creation Of The Seas
Exodus 20:11For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day: therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Expanse Of The Sea
Psalm 139:9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
In The Heart Of The Sea
Ezekiel 26:19For thus says the Lord GOD; When I shall make you a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon you, and great waters shall cover you;
The Sea Divided
Nehemiah 9:11And you did divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors you threw into the deep, as a stone into the mighty waters.
The Sea Stilled
Jonah 1:11Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto you, that the sea may be calm for us? for the sea raged, and was tempestuous.
The Sea Stirred Up
Genesis 7:11In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Things Like The Sea
Psalm 36:6Your righteousness is like the great mountains; your judgments are a great deep: O LORD, you preserve man and beast.