58 Bible Verses about The Sea
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Above the voices of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, Yahweh on high is mighty.
Your way was through the sea; your paths through the great waters. Your footsteps were not known.
Let the sea roar with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.
Therefore we won't be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;
There is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable living things, both small and large animals.
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.
The sea saw it, and fled. The Jordan was driven back.
Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and Yahweh caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth;
He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.
Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, "Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it to us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it?"
The floods have lifted up, Yahweh, the floods have lifted up their voice. The floods lift up their waves.
The angel who I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to the sky,
For this is what Yahweh of Armies says: 'Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the dry land;
"Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth from the womb,
God called the dry land "earth," and the gathering together of the waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good.
Am I a sea, or a sea monster, that you put a guard over me?
Then you shall see and be radiant, and your heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
Isn't it you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep; who made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over?
and one third of the living creatures which were in the sea died. One third of the ships were destroyed.
I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more.
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 birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
Therefore the land will mourn, and everyone who dwells therein will waste away. all living things in her, even the animals of the field and the birds of the sky; yes, the fish of the sea also die.
Thus says Yahweh, who makes a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
He has cast Pharaoh's chariots and his army into the sea. His chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.
He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.
Before the throne was something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal. In the midst of the throne, and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes before and behind.
All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again.
Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves therein!
"'These you may eat of all that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that you may eat.
The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man. Every living thing in the sea died.
and were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
For I am Yahweh your God, who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar: Yahweh of Armies is his name.
In that day, Yahweh with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan, the fleeing serpent, and leviathan the twisted serpent; and he will kill the dragon that is in the sea.
I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!"
though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.
Yet the number of the children of Israel will be as the sand of the sea, which can't be measured nor numbered; and it will come to pass that, in the place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' they will be called 'sons of the living God.'
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the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Mediterranean or great sea
Every place whereon the sole of your foot shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even to the hinder sea shall be your border.
It will happen in that day, that living waters will go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea; in summer and in winter will it be.
"'For the western border, you shall have the great sea and the border [of it]: this shall be your west border.
and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, to the hinder sea,
the Sea » Lakes often called
the Arabah also, and the Jordan and the border [of it], from Chinnereth even to the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah eastward.
The men marveled, saying, "What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
He said to them, "Go!" They came out, and went into the herd of pigs: and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea, and died in the water.
Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep.
the Sea » The shore of, covered with sand
that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your seed greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.
God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and very great understanding, even as the sand that is on the seashore.
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas, therefore have my words been rash.
He rained also flesh on them as the dust; winged birds as the sand of the seas.
the Sea » Called the » Deep
Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I suffered shipwreck. I have been a night and a day in the deep.
He makes the deep to boil like a pot. He makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
These see Yahweh's works, and his wonders in the deep.
the Sea » Sailing on, dangerous
When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them,
I have been in travels often, perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perils from my countrymen, perils from the Gentiles, perils in the city, perils in the wilderness, perils in the sea, perils among false brothers;
When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Red sea
but God led the people around by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.
I will set your border from the Red Sea even to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you.
Yahweh turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the borders of Egypt.
the Sea » Commercial nations » Often built cities on the borders of
"Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.
and tell Tyre, you who dwell at the entry of the sea, who are the merchant of the peoples to many islands, thus says the Lord Yahweh: You, Tyre, have said, I am perfect in beauty.
Are you better than No-Amon, who was situated among the rivers, who had the waters around her; whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea?
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Sea of galilee
Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
He said to them, "Go!" They came out, and went into the herd of pigs: and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea, and died in the water.
After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is also called the Sea of Tiberias.
the Sea » God » Stills, by his power
who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.
the Sea » God » Created
for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.
"Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;
the Sea » God » Set bounds to, by a perpetual decree
He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.
"Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth from the womb,
marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors, and said, 'Here you may come, but no further. Here your proud waves shall be stayed?'
the Sea » Illustrative » (smooth as glass,) of the peace of heaven
I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who overcame the beast, his image, and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God.
Before the throne was something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal. In the midst of the throne, and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes before and behind.
the Sea » Illustrative » Of heavy afflictions
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.
What shall I testify to you? what shall I liken to you, daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to you, that I may comfort you, virgin daughter of Zion? For your breach 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 where the rivers flow, there they flow again.
Then he said to me, These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah; and they shall go toward the sea; into the sea [shall the waters go] which were made to issue forth; and the waters shall be healed.
the Sea » Great rivers often called
Therefore thus says Yahweh: Behold, I will plead your cause, and take vengeance for you; and I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.
Yahweh will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind he will wave his hand over the River, and will split it into seven streams, and cause men to march over in sandals.
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Salt or dead sea
All these joined together in the valley of Siddim (the same is the Salt Sea).
and the border shall go down to the Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders around it.'"
the Sea » Illustrative » (covered with waters,) of the diffusion of spiritual knowledge over the earth in the latter days
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.
They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.
the Sea » Illustrative » (roaring,) of hostile armies
They will roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea. If one looks to the land behold, darkness and distress. The light is darkened in its clouds.
They take hold of bow and spear. They are cruel, and have no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, everyone set in array, as a man to the battle, against you, daughter of Zion."
the Sea » Passed over in ships
There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.
the Sea » The waves of » Raised upon high
The floods have lifted up, Yahweh, the floods have lifted up their voice. The floods lift up their waves.
the Sea » Made to glorify God
Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves therein!
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Sea of joppa or sea of the philistines
They gave money also to the masons, and to the carpenters; and food, and drink, and oil, to 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 of Cyrus king of Persia.
Pay attention to him, and listen to his voice. Don't provoke him, for he will not pardon your disobedience, for my name is in him.
the Sea » The waves of » Mighty
Above the voices of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, Yahweh on high is mighty.
But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by 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 languishes, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon languishes.
Why, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it can't 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
There is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable living things, both small and large animals.
the Sea » The waves of » Tumultuous
wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.
There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth anxiety of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the waves;
the Sea » Commercial nations » Derived great wealth from
They shall call the peoples to the mountain. There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness, for they shall draw out the abundance of the seas, the hidden treasures of the sand."
the Sea » Shall give up its dead at the last day
The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works.
the Sea » Rivers supplied by exhalations from
All the rivers run 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
God said, "Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of sky." God created the large sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. 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
There is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable living things, both small and large animals. There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.
the Sea » The renewed earth shall be without
I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more.
the Sea » Raised by the wind
For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves. They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Sea of jazer
With more than the weeping of Jazer will I weep for you, vine of Sibmah: your branches passed over the sea, they reached even to the sea of Jazer: on your summer fruits and on your vintage the destroyer is fallen.
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of devastating armies
therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, Behold, I am against you, Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against you, as the sea causes its waves to come up. They shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
the Sea » The waves of » Multitudinous
The sea is come up on Babylon; she is covered with the multitude of its waves.
the Sea » The waves of » Tossed to and fro
Don't you fear me?' says Yahweh 'Won't you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it can't pass it? and though its waves toss themselves, yet they can't prevail; though they roar, yet they can't pass over it.'
the Sea » Numerous islands in
Now shall the islands tremble in the day of your fall; yes, the islands that are in the sea shall be dismayed at your departure.
the Sea » Sand the barrier of
Don't you fear me?' says Yahweh 'Won't you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it can't pass it? and though its waves toss themselves, yet they can't prevail; though they roar, yet they can't pass over it.'
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of righteousness
Oh that you had listened 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; for it can't rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt.
the Sea » Called the » Great and wide sea
There is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable living things, both small and large animals.
the Sea » God » Measures the waters of
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and marked off the sky with his span, and calculated 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
God called the dry land "earth," and the gathering together of the waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good.
the Sea » Caused to foam by leviathan
He makes the deep to boil like a pot. He makes the sea like a pot of ointment. He makes a path shine after him. One would think the deep had white hair.
the Sea » The wonders of God seen in
These see Yahweh's works, and his wonders in the deep.
the Sea » Called the » Great waters
Your way was through the sea; your paths through the great waters. Your footsteps were not known.
the Sea » God » Does what he pleases in
Whatever Yahweh pleased, that he has done, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps;
the Sea » Of great depth
The Lord said, "I will bring you again from Bashan, I will bring you again from the depths of the sea;
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » The adriatic or sea of adria
But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.
the Sea » God » Founded the earth upon
the Sea » God » Shakes, by his word
For this is what Yahweh of Armies says: 'Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the dry land;
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of the unsteady
But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, 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
God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;" and it was so. God called the dry land "earth," and the gathering together of the waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good.
Topics on The Sea
Creation Of The Seas
Exodus 20:11for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.
Expanse Of The Sea
Psalm 139:9If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea;
In The Heart Of The Sea
Ezekiel 26:19For thus says the Lord Yahweh: When I shall make you a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep on you, and the great waters shall cover you;
The Sea Divided
Nehemiah 9:11You divided the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as 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 grew more and more stormy.
The Sea Stirred Up
Genesis 7:11In 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 were burst open, and the sky's windows were opened.
Things Like The Sea
Psalm 36:6Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Yahweh, you preserve man and animal.