53 occurrences in 13 translations

'Waves' in the Bible

They were covered by the deep waters: like a stone they went down under the waves.

Verse ConceptsdepthMan Going DownPeople As RocksDeep Seas

And by the breath of your nostrils waters were piled up; waves stood like a heap; deep waters in the middle of the sea congealed.

Verse ConceptsChaosHeart, HumanNosesRestraintNostrils

And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

Verse ConceptsWavesDivine Power Over NatureMighty in its influenceThe Ocean

For my iniquities have gone over my head [like the waves of a flood];As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

Verse ConceptsBurdensBackConviction Of SinHeavy BurdensGuiltBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed

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

Verse ConceptsTroubleTremblingFoamsPsalm InterjectionsThe Sea Stirred UpThe OceanThe Sea

My feet are deep in the soft earth, where there is no support; I have come into deep waters, the waves are flowing over me.

Verse ConceptsChaosMarshes

The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.

Verse ConceptsWavesThe OceanThe SeaFloods

They rejoiced when the waves grew quiet.Then He guided them to the harbor they longed for.

Verse ConceptsHarborsMotionlessnessRejoicing In ReliefUndisturbed

They will roar over it at that time, like the sea waves roar. If one surveys the land, watch out! There's darkness and distress; even the daylight is darkened by its clouds.

Verse ConceptsDarkness, And God's JudgmentBlackSeaColors, BlackRoar Of NationsOvertaken By DarknessSea, Metaphorical ReferencesEclipse

The many nations massing together are as good as dead, those who make a commotion as loud as the roaring of the sea's waves. The people making such an uproar are as good as dead, those who make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves.

Verse ConceptsSeaThings Like The SeaSea, Metaphorical References

Though these people make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves, when he shouts at them, they will flee to a distant land, driven before the wind like dead weeds on the hills, or like dead thistles before a strong gale.

Verse ConceptsChaffWindWhirlwindsLight As ChaffRoar Of NationsGod Requite Them!

The one who walks righteously and has spoken sincere words, who rejects gain from extortion and waves his hand, rejecting bribes, who blocks his ears from hearing plots of murder and shuts his eyes against seeing evil

Verse ConceptsAcceptance Of BribesEyes, GuardedBeing FairFinancial AdviceAvoiding Bribes

But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.

Verse ConceptsCovering The MouthWavesI Am The LordThe Sea Stirred UpThe OceanThe Sea

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

Verse ConceptsTroubleSeaWicked Described AsUnrestThings Like The SeaSea, Metaphorical ReferencesUnclean Things

Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

Verse ConceptsBoundariesSandSeaAttitudes Of RespectOceansAweWavesDivine Power Over NatureBarriersEternal WorldLimits For The SeaSand And GravelFear God!

Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:

Verse ConceptsFate, And FatalismAstronomyCommands, in OTLight, NaturalMoonNatureOceansOrderly PatternsGod As A WarriorHis Name Is The LordSun Moon And Stars Before GodThe Sea Stirred UpSunshineThe Moon

The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.

Verse ConceptsSeaWavesThe Sea Stirred UpSea, Metaphorical ReferencesThe Ocean

Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:

Verse ConceptsSilenceDestruction Of BabylonBabylon DestroyedSoundRoar Of Nations

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up.

Verse ConceptsProphets, Role OfSeaThings Like The SeaSea, Metaphorical References

For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

Verse ConceptsChaosHeart, HumanMonotonySevere AfflictionsThrowing PeopleSinkingIn The Heart Of The SeaSwampedDeep Seaswaterfalls

The mountains see You and shudder;a downpour of water sweeps by.The deep roars with its voiceand lifts its waves high.

Verse ConceptsFlowing WaterMountains QuakingLifting HandsDeep Seas

You rode on the sea with your horses, even riding the crested waves of mighty waters.

And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.

Verse ConceptsdrynessChaosSceptreSeaArrogance, Punishment OfWavesWaters Drying UpPeople Lacking AuthorityThe Proud Will Be AbasedSea, Metaphorical References

And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

Verse ConceptsBody Of Christ, Physical BodySleep, PhysicalStormsTirednessSwampedlakes

But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

Verse ConceptsWindFar From HereThe Sea Stirred Uplakes

But towards daybreak He went to them, walking over the waves.

Verse ConceptsNightDivine Power Over Naturelakes

When the disciples saw Him walking on the waves, they were greatly alarmed. "It is a spirit," they exclaimed, and they cried out with terror.

Verse ConceptsUnbelief, And Life Of FaithWatching ChristThe Disciples ReactionsFear Of Christghosts

And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

Verse ConceptsStormsBoatsSwamped

They came and woke Him up, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to die!” Then He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves. So they ceased, and there was a calm.

Verse ConceptsRageStormsWorryMaking StillNearness Of DeathChrist Waking UpDeath Looms NearReproving ThingsThe Sea StilledGod Controls Storms

He said to them, “Where is your faith?”They were fearful and amazed, asking one another, “Who can this be? He commands even the winds and the waves, and they obey Him!”

Verse ConceptsConfusionFaith, Growth InLack Of FaithAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesNot Believing In JesusWho Is Jesus?The Sea Stilled

And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

Verse ConceptsBoatsSandThe NavyShallownessWavesStaying PutBroken ThingsTwo Other ThingsBack Of ThingsIn Front

Then I heard something like the shout of a vast multitude, and like the boom of many pounding waves, and like the roar of mighty peals of thunder, saying,“Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all] reigns.

Verse ConceptsBabylonGod, Power OfGod, Sovereignty OfKingsPraise, Manner And Methods OfShoutingThunderGod's OmnipotenceThe AlmightyGod, InfiniteMultitudesMany In The ChurchThings Like WaterLike WaterPraise The Lord!Gay MarriagewaterfallsThunder Showing God's Presence

Bible Theasaurus

Beckon (2 instances)
Brandish (5 instances)
Flourish (32 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
תּנוּפה 
T@nuwphah 
Usage: 30

בּמה 
Bamah 
Usage: 103

גּל 
Gal 
heap , wave , spring , billow , of
Usage: 34

משׁבּר 
Mishbar 
Usage: 5

נוּף 
Nuwph 
Usage: 37

ἀκλινής 
Aklines 
Usage: 1

διακρίνω 
Diakrino 
Usage: 16

κλύδων 
Kludon 
Usage: 2

κῦμα 
Kuma 
Usage: 5

σάλος 
Salos 
Usage: 0

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