8 Bible Verses about Water, As A Symbol Of Affliction

“He sent from above, He took me;
He drew me out of great waters.

They have surrounded me like flood waters all day long;
They have completely encompassed me.

Deep calls to deep at the [thundering] sound of Your waterfalls;
All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me.

Save me, O God,
For the waters have threatened my life [they have come up to my neck].

Though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of oppression, yet your Teacher will no longer hide Himself, but your eyes will [constantly] see your Teacher.

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you.
When you walk through fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.

“The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none;
Their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, the Lord, will answer them Myself;
I, the God of Israel, will not neglect them.

For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind,
Which lifted up the waves of the sea.

They went up toward the heavens [on the crest of the wave], they went down again to the depths [of the watery trough];
Their courage melted away in their misery.

They staggered and trembled like a drunken man,
And were at their wits’ end [all their wisdom was useless].
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Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.

He hushed the storm to a gentle whisper,
So that the waves of the sea were still.