14 occurrences

'Waters' in the Bible

“But now what are you doing on the road to Egypt,To drink the waters of the Nile?Or what are you doing on the road to Assyria,To drink the waters of the Euphrates?

Verse ConceptsDrinksTrust, Lack Of

“As a well keeps its waters fresh,So she keeps fresh her wickedness.Violence and destruction are heard in her;Sickness and wounds are ever before Me.

Verse ConceptsViolence In The EarthFountainsWellsContinuing In SinFreshWells, Figurative Use

When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,And He causes the clouds to ascend from the end of the earth;He makes lightning for the rain,And brings out the wind from His storehouses.

Verse ConceptsEarth, God SustainingNatureRainStoringThunderWeather, God's Sovereignty OverWindElements, Control OfVapourDivine Power Over NatureGod Sending RainGod Dispensing WindGod's VoiceGod's StorehousesProvidence, Of God In NatureGod Controlling The Rain

“With weeping they will come,And by supplication I will lead them;I will make them walk by streams of waters,On a straight path in which they will not stumble;For I am a father to Israel,And Ephraim is My firstborn.”

Verse ConceptsGod, Fatherhood OfAdoption, nature ofFirstbornIntimacyPeople Of God, In OtSpring Of WaterWeepingAnswered PromisesSpiritual AdoptionFirstborn SonsStraight PathsNot StumblingBrookssupplication

Who is this that rises like the Nile,Like the rivers whose waters surge about?

Verse ConceptsChaosRiver NileFloods

Egypt rises like the Nile,Even like the rivers whose waters surge about;And He has said, “I will rise and cover that land;I will surely destroy the city and its inhabitants.”

Verse ConceptsLike A Flood

Thus says the Lord:“Behold, waters are going to rise from the northAnd become an overflowing torrent,And overflow the land and all its fullness,The city and those who live in it;And the men will cry out,And every inhabitant of the land will wail.

Verse ConceptsOut Of The NorthLike A FloodFloods

From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have raised their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim and to Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim will become desolate.

Verse Conceptsdryness

“A drought on her waters, and they will be dried up!For it is a land of idols,And they are mad over fearsome idols.

Verse Conceptsdrought, physicalWaters Drying Up

O you who dwell by many waters,Abundant in treasures,Your end has come,The measure of your end.

Verse ConceptsBabylonFlowing WaterTreasureCovetousness, Example OfPeople EndedWealthy People

When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,And He causes the clouds to ascend from the end of the earth;He makes lightning for the rainAnd brings forth the wind from His storehouses.

Verse ConceptsRainStoringThunderGod Dispensing WindGod's StorehousesGod Controlling The Rain

For the Lord is going to destroy Babylon,And He will make her loud noise vanish from her.And their waves will roar like many waters;The tumult of their voices sounds forth.

Verse ConceptsSilenceDestruction Of BabylonBabylon DestroyedSoundRoar Of Nations

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