11 occurrences in 5 translations

'Floodwaters' in the Bible

Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters engulfed the earth.

Verse ConceptsBefore The Flood

Noah entered the ark along with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives because of the floodwaters.

Verse ConceptsEscapingEscaping, Physical ThingsOld Testament Events As TypesEntering The ArkBuilding Relationships

And after seven days the floodwaters engulfed the earth.

Verse ConceptsSeven Days

Don’t let the floodwaters sweep over meor the deep swallow me up;don’t let the Pit close its mouth over me.

Verse ConceptsPitsSaved From The PitSwampedPits As A Term For GravesOvercomingFloodsBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed

Surging waters cannot quench love; floodwaters cannot overflow it. If someone were to offer all his possessions to buy love, the offer would be utterly despised.

Verse ConceptsFlowing WaterQuenchingLove Of Jesus, To The SaintsLove Towards Christ, The Nature OfRomance

And this shall happen: on that day, Yahweh will thresh from the floodwaters of the Euphrates to the wadi of Egypt, and [as for] you, you will be gathered one by one, sons of Israel.

Verse ConceptsThreshingGathering IsraelAs Far As The Euphrates

I will make justice the measuring line, fairness the plumb line; hail will sweep away the unreliable refuge, the floodwaters will overwhelm the hiding place.

Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfPlumb LineAccuracy

They are like a person building a house, who dug a deep hole to lay the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the floodwaters pushed against that house but couldn't shake it, because it had been founded on the rock.

Verse ConceptsFoundations Of BuildingsStones For Protection

But the person who hears what I say but doesn't act on it is like someone who built a house on the ground without any foundation. When the floodwaters pushed against it, that house quickly collapsed, and the resulting destruction of that house was extensive."

Verse ConceptsFools, In Teaching Of Jesus ChristCarelessnessLossShallownessHearing ChristThings Falling

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Floodwaters (11 instances)

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