58 Bible Verses about The Sea

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Psalm 93:4

Above the sound of the surging water, and the mighty waves of the sea, the Lord sits enthroned in majesty.

Psalm 77:19

You walked through the sea; you passed through the surging waters, but left no footprints.

Psalm 146:6

the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains forever faithful,

Psalm 98:7

Let the sea and everything in it shout, along with the world and those who live in it!

Psalm 24:2

For he set its foundation upon the seas, and established it upon the ocean currents.

Psalm 46:2

For this reason we do not fear when the earth shakes, and the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea,

Psalm 104:25

Over here is the deep, wide sea, which teems with innumerable swimming creatures, living things both small and large.

Exodus 14:21

Moses stretched out his hand toward the sea, and the Lord drove the sea apart by a strong east wind all that night, and he made the sea into dry land, and the water was divided.

Proverbs 8:29

when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

Psalm 8:8

the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea and everything that moves through the currents of the seas.

Job 38:16

Have you gone to the springs that fill the sea, or walked about in the recesses of the deep?

Psalm 66:6

He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. Let us rejoice in him there!

Deuteronomy 30:13

And it is not across the sea, as though one must say, "Who will cross over to the other side of the sea and get it for us and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?"

Psalm 107:23

Some traveled on the sea in ships, and carried cargo over the vast waters.

Psalm 93:3

The waves roar, O Lord, the waves roar, the waves roar and crash.

Revelation 10:5

Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven

Haggai 2:6

Moreover, the Lord who rules over all says: 'In just a little while I will once again shake the sky and the earth, the sea and the dry ground.

Job 38:8

"Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb,

Job 7:12

Am I the sea, or the creature of the deep, that you must put me under guard?

Isaiah 60:5

Then you will look and smile, you will be excited and your heart will swell with pride. For the riches of distant lands will belong to you and the wealth of nations will come to you.

Job 28:14

The deep says, 'It is not with me.' And the sea says, 'It is not with me.'

Isaiah 51:10

Did you not dry up the sea, the waters of the great deep? Did you not make a path through the depths of the sea, so those delivered from bondage could cross over?

Revelation 8:9

and a third of the creatures living in the sea died, and a third of the ships were completely destroyed.

Hosea 4:3

Therefore the land will mourn, and all its inhabitants will perish. The wild animals, the birds of the sky, and even the fish in the sea will perish.

Isaiah 43:16

This is what the Lord says, the one who made a road through the sea, a pathway through the surging waters,

Exodus 15:4

The chariots of Pharaoh and his army he has thrown into the sea, and his chosen officers were drowned in the Red Sea.

Revelation 4:6

and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. In the middle of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.

Ecclesiastes 1:7

All the streams flow into the sea, but the sea is not full, and to the place where the streams flow, there they will flow again.

Psalm 69:34

Let the heavens and the earth praise him, along with the seas and everything that swims in them!

Leviticus 11:9

"'These you can eat from all creatures that are in the water: Any creatures in the water that have both fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat.

John 6:18

By now a strong wind was blowing and the sea was getting rough.

Revelation 16:3

Next, the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea and it turned into blood, like that of a corpse, and every living creature that was in the sea died.

Isaiah 51:15

I am the Lord your God, who churns up the sea so that its waves surge. The Lord who commands armies is his name!

Isaiah 27:1

At that time the Lord will punish with his destructive, great, and powerful sword Leviathan the fast-moving serpent, Leviathan the squirming serpent; he will kill the sea monster.

Revelation 5:13

Then I heard every creature -- in heaven, on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and all that is in them -- singing: "To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be praise, honor, glory, and ruling power forever and ever!"

Matthew 13:1

On that day after Jesus went out of the house, he sat by the lake.

Psalm 46:3

when its waves crash and foam, and the mountains shake before the surging sea. (Selah)

Hosea 1:10

However, in the future the number of the people of Israel will be like the sand of the sea which can be neither measured nor numbered. Although it was said to them, "You are not my people," it will be said to them, "You are children of the living God!"

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the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Mediterranean or great sea

Deuteronomy 11:24

Every place you set your foot will be yours; your border will extend from the desert to Lebanon and from the River (that is, the Euphrates) as far as the Mediterranean Sea.

Zechariah 14:8

Moreover, on that day living waters will flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea and half of them to the western sea; it will happen both in summer and in winter.

Numbers 34:6

"'And for a western border you will have the Great Sea. This will be your western border.

Deuteronomy 34:2

and all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the distant sea,

the Sea » Lakes often called

Deuteronomy 3:17

The Arabah and the Jordan River were also a border, from the sea of Chinnereth to the sea of the Arabah (that is, the Salt Sea), beneath the watershed of Pisgah to the east.

Matthew 8:32

And he said, "Go!" So they came out and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned in the water.

Matthew 8:24

And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep.

the Sea » The shore of, covered with sand

Genesis 22:17

I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be as countless as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the strongholds of their enemies.

1 Kings 4:29

God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding was as infinite as the sand on the seashore.

Job 6:3

But because it is heavier than the sand of the sea, that is why my words have been wild.

Psalm 78:27

He rained down meat on them like dust, birds as numerous as the sand on the seashores.

the Sea » Called the » Deep

2 Corinthians 11:25

Three times I was beaten with a rod. Once I received a stoning. Three times I suffered shipwreck. A night and a day I spent adrift in the open sea.

Job 41:31

It makes the deep boil like a cauldron and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment,

Psalm 107:24

They witnessed the acts of the Lord, his amazing feats on the deep water.

the Sea » Sailing on, dangerous

Acts 27:9

Since considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the fast was already over, Paul advised them,

2 Corinthians 11:26

I have been on journeys many times, in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from my own countrymen, in dangers from Gentiles, in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers at sea, in dangers from false brothers,

Acts 27:20

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent storm continued to batter us, we finally abandoned all hope of being saved.

the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Red sea

Exodus 13:18

So God brought the people around by the way of the desert to the Red Sea, and the Israelites went up from the land of Egypt prepared for battle.

Exodus 23:31

I will set your boundaries from the Red Sea 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 will drive them out before you.

Exodus 10:19

and the Lord turned a very strong west wind, and it picked up the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.

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

Genesis 49:13

Zebulun will live by the haven of the sea and become a haven for ships; his border will extend to Sidon.

Ezekiel 27:3

Say to Tyre, who sits at the entrance of the sea, merchant to the peoples on many coasts, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'O Tyre, you have said, "I am perfectly beautiful."

Nahum 3:8

You are no more secure than Thebes -- she was located on the banks of the Nile; the waters surrounded her, her rampart was the sea, the water was her wall.

the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Sea of galilee

Matthew 4:18

As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

Matthew 8:32

And he said, "Go!" So they came out and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned in the water.

John 6:1

After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (also called the Sea of 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

"Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb,

Job 38:10-11

when I prescribed its limits, and set in place its bolts and doors, when I said, 'To here you may come and no farther, here your proud waves will be confined'?

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

Revelation 15:2

Then I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had conquered the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing by the sea of glass, holding harps given to them by God.

Revelation 4:6

and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. In the middle of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.

the Sea » Illustrative » Of heavy afflictions

Lamentations 2:13

(Mem) With what can I equate you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter Jerusalem? To what can I liken you so that I might comfort you, O Virgin Daughter Zion? Your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can heal you?

the Sea » Replenished by rivers

Ecclesiastes 1:7

All the streams flow into the sea, but the sea is not full, and to the place where the streams flow, there they will flow again.

Ezekiel 47:8

He said to me, "These waters go out toward the eastern region and flow down into the Arabah; when they enter the Dead Sea, where the sea is stagnant, the waters become fresh.

the Sea » Great rivers often called

Jeremiah 51:36

Therefore the Lord says, "I will stand up for your cause. I will pay the Babylonians back for what they have done to you. I will dry up their sea. I will make their springs run dry.

Isaiah 11:15

The Lord will divide the gulf of the Egyptian Sea; he will wave his hand over the Euphrates River and send a strong wind, he will turn it into seven dried-up streams, and enable them to walk across in their sandals.

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

Genesis 14:3

These last five kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).

Numbers 34:12

Then the border will continue down the Jordan River and its direction will be to the Salt Sea. This will be your land by its borders that surround it.'"

the Sea » Illustrative » (covered with waters,) of the diffusion of spiritual knowledge over the earth in the latter days

Isaiah 11:9

They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain. For there will be universal submission to the Lord's sovereignty, just as the waters completely cover the sea.

the Sea » Illustrative » (roaring,) of hostile armies

Isaiah 5:30

At that time they will growl over their prey, it will sound like sea waves crashing against rocks. One will look out over the land and see the darkness of disaster, clouds will turn the light into darkness.

Jeremiah 6:23

Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride forth on their horses. Lined up in formation like men going into battle to attack you, Daughter Zion.'"

the Sea » Passed over in ships

Psalm 104:26

The ships travel there, and over here swims the whale you made to play in it.

Psalm 107:23

Some traveled on the sea in ships, and carried cargo over the vast waters.

the Sea » The waves of » Raised upon high

Psalm 93:3

The waves roar, O Lord, the waves roar, the waves roar and crash.

the Sea » Made to glorify God

Psalm 69:34

Let the heavens and the earth praise him, along with the seas and everything that swims in them!

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

Ezra 3:7

So they provided money for the masons and carpenters, and food, beverages, and olive oil for the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would bring cedar timber from Lebanon to the seaport at Joppa, in accord with the edict of King Cyrus of Persia.

Exodus 23:21

Take heed because of him, and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgressions, for my name is in him.

the Sea » The waves of » Mighty

Psalm 93:4

Above the sound of the surging water, and the mighty waves of the sea, the Lord sits enthroned in majesty.

Acts 27:41

But they encountered a patch of crosscurrents and ran the ship aground; the bow stuck fast and could not be moved, but the stern was being broken up by the force of the waves.

the Sea » God » Dries up, by his rebuke

Nahum 1:4

He shouts a battle cry against the sea and makes it dry up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; the blossom of Lebanon withers.

Isaiah 50:2

Why does no one challenge me when I come? Why does no one respond when I call? Is my hand too weak to deliver you? Do I lack the power to rescue you? Look, with a mere shout I can dry up the sea; I can turn streams into a desert, so the fish rot away and die from lack of water.

the Sea » Of immense extent

Psalm 104:25

Over here is the deep, wide sea, which teems with innumerable swimming creatures, living things both small and large.

the Sea » The waves of » Tumultuous

Jude 1:13

wild sea waves, spewing out the foam of their shame; wayward stars for whom the utter depths of eternal darkness have been reserved.

the Sea » Commercial nations » Derived great wealth from

Deuteronomy 33:19

They will summon peoples to the mountain, there they will sacrifice proper sacrifices; for they will enjoy the abundance of the seas, and the hidden treasures of the shores.

the Sea » Shall give up its dead at the last day

Revelation 20:13

The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each one was judged according to his deeds.

the Sea » Rivers supplied by exhalations from

Ecclesiastes 1:7

All the streams flow into the sea, but the sea is not full, and to the place where the streams flow, there they will flow again.

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

Genesis 1:20-22

God said, "Let the water swarm with swarms of living creatures and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." God created the great sea creatures and every living and moving thing with which the water swarmed, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. God saw that it was good. God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth."

the Sea » Inhabited by innumerable creatures great and small

Psalm 104:25-26

Over here is the deep, wide sea, which teems with innumerable swimming creatures, living things both small and large. The ships travel there, and over here swims the whale you made to play in it.

the Sea » The renewed earth shall be without

the Sea » Raised by the wind

Psalm 107:25-26

He gave the order for a windstorm, and it stirred up the waves of the sea. They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors' strength left them because the danger was so great.

the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Sea of jazer

Jeremiah 48:32

I will weep for the grapevines of Sibmah just like the town of Jazer weeps over them. Their branches once spread as far as the Dead Sea. They reached as far as the town of Jazer. The destroyer will ravage her fig, date, and grape crops.

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

Ezekiel 26:3-4

therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am against you, O Tyre! 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. I will scrape her soil from her and make her a bare rock.

the Sea » The waves of » Multitudinous

Jeremiah 51:42

The sea has swept over Babylon. She has been covered by a multitude of its waves.

the Sea » The waves of » Tossed to and fro

Jeremiah 5:22

"You should fear me!" says the Lord. "You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary."

the Sea » Numerous islands in

Ezekiel 26:18

Now the coastlands will tremble on the day of your fall; the coastlands by the sea will be terrified by your passing.'

the Sea » Sand the barrier of

Jeremiah 5:22

"You should fear me!" says the Lord. "You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary."

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

Isaiah 48:18

If only you had obeyed my commandments, prosperity would have flowed to you like a river, deliverance would have come to you like the waves of the sea.

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

Isaiah 57:20

But the wicked are like a surging sea that is unable to be quiet; its waves toss up mud and sand.

the Sea » Called the » Great and wide sea

Psalm 104:25

Over here is the deep, wide sea, which teems with innumerable swimming creatures, living things both small and large.

the Sea » God » Measures the waters of

Isaiah 40:12

Who has measured out the waters in the hollow of his hand, or carefully measured the sky, or carefully weighed the soil of the earth, or weighed the mountains in a balance, or the hills on scales?

the Sea » The gathering together of the waters originally called

the Sea » Caused to foam by leviathan

Job 41:31-32

It makes the deep boil like a cauldron and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment, It leaves a glistening wake behind it; one would think the deep had a head of white hair.

the Sea » The wonders of God seen in

Psalm 107:24

They witnessed the acts of the Lord, his amazing feats on the deep water.

the Sea » Called the » Great waters

Psalm 77:19

You walked through the sea; you passed through the surging waters, but left no footprints.

the Sea » God » Does what he pleases in

Psalm 135:6

He does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the ocean depths.

the Sea » Of great depth

Psalm 68:22

The Lord says, "I will retrieve them 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

When the fourteenth night had come, while we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected they were approaching some land.

the Sea » God » Founded the earth upon

Psalm 24:2

For he set its foundation upon the seas, and established it upon the ocean currents.

the Sea » God » Shakes, by his word

Haggai 2:6

Moreover, the Lord who rules over all says: 'In just a little while I will once again shake the sky and the earth, the sea and the dry ground.

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

the Sea » Darkness the swaddling band of

Job 38:9

when I made the storm clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band,

the Sea » The clouds the garment of

Job 38:9

when I made the storm clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band,

Water » Collected in » the Sea

Genesis 1:9-10

God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear." It was so. God called the dry ground "land" and the gathered waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good.

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Expanse Of The Sea

Psalm 139:9

If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea,

In The Heart Of The Sea

Ezekiel 26:19

"For this is what the sovereign Lord says: When I make you desolate like the uninhabited cities, when I bring up the deep over you and the surging waters overwhelm you,

Limits For The Sea

Job 38:10-11

when I prescribed its limits, and set in place its bolts and doors,

The Sea Divided

Nehemiah 9:11

You split the sea before them, and they crossed through the sea on dry ground! But you threw their pursuers into the depths, like a stone into surging waters.

The Sea Stilled

Jonah 1:11

Because the storm was growing worse and worse, they said to him, "What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?"

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 that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.

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