58 Bible Verses about The Sea
Most Relevant Verses
Jehovah on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, 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.
Let the sea roar, and the fullness of it; the world, and those who live in it.
Therefore we will not fear when the earth changes, and when mountains are slipping into the heart of the seas.
This is the great and wide sea, in which are creeping things without number, both small and great animals.
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
The sea saw it and fled; Jordan was driven back.
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. And Jehovah caused the sea to recede 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 its limit that the waters should not pass His command; when He appointed the foundations of the earth;
He turns the sea into dry land; they went through the flood on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, Who shall go over the sea for us to the region beyond the sea, and bring it to us, so that we may hear it and do it?
The floods have lifted up, O Jehovah, the floods have lifted up their voices; the floods lift up their waves.
And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the earth lifted his hand to the heaven,
For so says Jehovah 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 it came from the womb?
And God called the dry land, Earth. And He called the gathering together of the waters, Seas. And God saw that it was good.
Am I like the sea, or a whale, that You set a watch over me?
Then you shall fear and become bright, and your heart shall throb and swell for joy; because the abundance of the sea shall turn to you, the wealth of the nations will come to you.
Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep; who made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?
And the third part of the creatures in the sea, those having souls, died; and the third part of the ships was destroyed.
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth. For the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. And the sea no longer is.
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 heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creepers creeping on the earth.
Therefore the land shall mourn, and everyone who dwells in it shall droop, with the beasts of the field and with the birds of the heavens. Yes, the fish of the sea shall also be taken away.
So says Jehovah, who makes a way in the sea and a path in the mighty waters;
Pharaoh's chariots and his army He has thrown into the sea; his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.
And He rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up; so He led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
And a sea of glass was in front of the throne, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around 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; to the place from where the rivers come, there they return again.
Let the heavens and earth praise Him, the seas, and everything that moves in them.
These you shall eat of all that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them you shall eat.
And the second angel poured out his vial on the sea. And it became like the blood of a dead one, and every living soul died in the sea.
And all were baptized to Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
But I am Jehovah your God, who divided the sea, and its waves roared; Jehovah of Hosts is His name.
In that day Jehovah with His great and fierce and strong sword shall punish the sea-monster, the darting serpent, the sea-monster, that twisting serpent; and He shall kill the monster in the sea.
And I heard every creature which is in the Heaven and on the earth, and under the earth, and those that are in the sea, and all who are in them, saying, Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him sitting on the throne, and to the Lamb forever and ever.
Let its waters roar and foam; let the mountains shake with the swelling of it. Selah.
Yet the number of the sons of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered. And it shall be, in the place where it was said to them, You are not My people, there it shall be said to them, You are the sons of the living God.
Bible Theasaurus
From Thematic Bible
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 to the furthest sea shall your border be.
And it shall be in that day, living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them shall go toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea. In summer and in winter it shall be.
And 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, to the furthest sea,
the Sea » Lakes often called
the plain also, and Jordan, and its border, from Chinnereth even to the sea of the plain, the Salt Sea, under The Slopes of Pisgah eastward.
But the men marveled, saying, What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
And He said to them, Go! And when they had come 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, a great tempest arose in the sea, so much so that the boat 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 seed like the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore. And your Seed shall possess the gate of His enemies.
And God gave Solomon exceeding great wisdom and 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 have been rash.
and He also rained flesh on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea;
the Sea » Called the » Deep
Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I have spent a night and a day in the deep.
He makes the deep boil like a pot; he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
these see the works of Jehovah and His wonders in the deep.
the Sea » Sailing on, dangerous
And much time having been used up, and the voyage already being dangerous, because the Fast was now already past, Paul warned them,
I have been in travels often; in dangers from waters; in dangers from robbers; in dangers from my race; in dangers from the heathen; in dangers in the city; in dangers in the wilderness; in dangers on the sea; in dangers among false brothers.
And neither sun nor stars appearing in many days, and no small tempest pressing hard, now all hope that we would be saved was taken away.
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Red sea
But God led the people around, by the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the sons of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.
And I will stretch your bounds from the Red Sea even to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the river. For I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you.
And Jehovah turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts and threw them into the Red Sea. There did not remain one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.
the Sea » Commercial nations » Often built cities on the borders of
Zebulun shall live at the sea shore. And he shall be a haven for ships, and his border beside Sidon.
And say to Tyre, O you who are placed at the entrance of the sea, a merchant of the peoples for many coastlands, so says the Lord Jehovah: O Tyre, you have said, I am of perfect beauty.
Are you better than No Amon, that dwelt among the Nile branches, waters all around her, whose rampart was the sea, the waters her wall?
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Sea of galilee
And walking by the Sea of Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea. For they were fishermen.
And He said to them, Go! And when they had come 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.
the Sea » God » Stills, by his power
the Sea » God » Created
For in six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore Jehovah blessed the Sabbath day, and sanctified it.
and saying, Men, why do you do these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preaching the gospel to you to turn you from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all things in them;
the Sea » God » Set bounds to, by a perpetual decree
He has described a circle on the surface of the waters to the boundary of light with darkness.
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth as it came from the womb?
and set My limit on it, and set bars and doors, and I said, You shall come to here, but no further; and here your proud waves shall stop.
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 those who 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 a sea of glass was in front of the throne, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around 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; nor shall the flame kindle on you.
What can I testify for you? What thing shall I compare to you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I equal to you, so that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your break is great like the sea! Who can heal you?
the Sea » Replenished by rivers
All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; to the place from where the rivers come, there they return again.
And he said to me, These waters go out toward the eastern circuit, and go down into the Arabah, and go into the sea. They are brought out into the sea, and the waters shall be healed.
the Sea » Great rivers often called
So Jehovah says this: Behold, I will plead your cause and take vengeance for you; and I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry.
And Jehovah shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with His scorching wind He shall shake His hand over the River, and shall strike it into seven streams, and make one tread it with shoes.
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 Jordan, and the end of it shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land with the borders of it 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 Jehovah, 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 Jehovah, 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 one looks to the land, behold darkness, and lo, darkness! Distress! And the light shall be darkened by its clouds.
They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice roars like the sea; and they ride on horses, set in order like a man for war against you, O daughter of Zion.
the Sea » Passed over in ships
There the ships go; You made this great sea animal to play in it.
the Sea » The waves of » Raised upon high
The floods have lifted up, O Jehovah, the floods have lifted up their voices; the floods lift up their waves.
the Sea » Made to glorify God
Let the heavens 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
They gave silver also to the masons and to the carpenters. And they gave meat and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and to the people of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant which they had from Cyrus king of Persia.
Be on guard before Him, and obey His voice. Do not provoke Him, for He will not pardon your transgressions. For My name is in Him.
the Sea » The waves of » Mighty
Jehovah on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, than the mighty waves of the sea.
And coming on a place between two seas, they drove the vessel. And indeed the prow sticking fast, it 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 and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon withers.
Who knows why I have come, and no one is here? I called and no one answered. Is My hand shortened at all so 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 for thirst.
the Sea » Of immense extent
This is the great and wide sea, in which are creeping things without number, both small and great animals.
the Sea » The waves of » Tumultuous
wild waves of the sea foaming up their shames; wandering stars for whom blackness of darkness has been kept forever.
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars. And on the earth will be anxiety of nations with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
the Sea » Commercial nations » Derived great wealth from
They shall call the peoples to the mountain. There they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness, for they shall suck the bounty of the seas and treasures hidden in the sand.
the Sea » Shall give up its dead at the last day
And the sea gave up the dead in it. And death and hell delivered up the dead in them. And each one of them was judged according to their works.
the Sea » Rivers supplied by exhalations from
All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; to 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 swarm with swarmers having a living soul; and let birds fly over the earth on the face of the expanse of the heavens. And God created great sea-animals, and every living soul that creeps with which the waters swarmed 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 of the seas and let the fowl multiply in the earth.
the Sea » Inhabited by innumerable creatures great and small
This is the great and wide sea, in which are creeping things without number, both small and great animals. There the ships go; You made this great sea animal to play in it.
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 had passed away. And the sea no longer is.
the Sea » Raised by the wind
For He commands and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves. They mount up to the heavens, 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 to the sea of Jazer. A ravager has fallen on your summer fruits and on your grape crop.
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of devastating armies
So the Lord Jehovah says this: 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 a shining rock.
the Sea » The waves of » Multitudinous
The sea has come up over Babylon; she is covered with the multitude of its waves.
the Sea » The waves of » Tossed to and fro
Do you not fear Me? says Jehovah. Will you not tremble at My presence, I who have placed the sand for the boundary of the sea by a never-ending decree, so that it cannot pass it? And though they toss themselves, yet they cannot prevail; though its waves roar, yet they cannot pass over it?
the Sea » Numerous islands in
And the coastlands shall tremble in the day of your fall; yea, the coastlands by the sea shall be troubled at your going.
the Sea » Sand the barrier of
Do you not fear Me? says Jehovah. Will you not tremble at My presence, I who have placed the sand for the boundary of the sea by a never-ending decree, so that it cannot pass it? And though they toss themselves, yet they cannot prevail; though its waves roar, yet they cannot pass over it?
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of righteousness
Oh that you had paid attention to My commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
the Sea » Illustrative » (trouble,) of the wicked
But the wicked are like the troubled sea, which cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt.
the Sea » Called the » Great and wide sea
This is the great and wide sea, in which are creeping things without number, both small and great animals.
the Sea » God » Measures the waters of
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and measured out the heavens with a span? And who has shut up 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 He called the gathering together of the waters, 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 makes a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be gray-headed.
the Sea » The wonders of God seen in
these see the works of Jehovah and His wonders in the deep.
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
Every thing Jehovah pleased, He did in the heavens and in earth, and in the seas and all deep places.
the Sea » Of great depth
The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan; I will bring back My people from the depths of the sea;
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » The adriatic or sea of adria
But when the fourteenth night came, we being carried about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors thought that they drew near some country.
the Sea » God » Founded the earth upon
the Sea » God » Shakes, by his word
For so says Jehovah 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, doubting nothing. For he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by 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 heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear; and it was so. And God called the dry land, Earth. And He called the gathering together of the waters, Seas. And God saw that it was good.
Topics on The Sea
Creation Of The Seas
Exodus 20:11For in six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore Jehovah blessed the Sabbath day, and sanctified it.
Expanse Of The Sea
Psalm 139:9If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the furthest parts of the sea;
In The Heart Of The Sea
Ezekiel 26:19For so says the Lord Jehovah: When I shall make you a ruined city, like the cities that have no inhabitants; when I shall bring up the deep on you, and great waters shall cover you;
The Sea Divided
Nehemiah 9:11And You divided the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land. And their pursuers You threw into the deep, like a stone into the mighty waters.
The Sea Stilled
Jonah 1:11Then they said to him, What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us? For the sea was going on and being stormy.
The Sea Stirred Up
Genesis 7:11In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, in this day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of the heavens were opened up.
Things Like The Sea
Psalm 36:6Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O Jehovah, You keep man and beast.