19 occurrences

'Waves' in the Bible

For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:

Verse ConceptsAnxiety, Examples OfFear, Of DeathFear Of DeathFloodsoverwhelmed

That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;

Verse ConceptsChaosCreation Of The Physical HeavensCreation Of The SkyEclipsefootprints

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

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

Verse ConceptsWavesThe OceanThe SeaFloods

Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

Verse ConceptsPeace, Divine In OtRighteousness, Of BelieversSeaThings Like The SeaPeople In RighteousnessSea, Metaphorical ReferencesBlessings Of Obediencewholeness

For I am Jehovah thy God, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar: Jehovah of hosts is his name.

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

Fear ye not me? saith Jehovah: will ye not tremble at my presence, who 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 Jehovah, who giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; Jehovah 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

For Jehovah layeth Babylon waste, and destroyeth out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like many waters; the noise of their voice is uttered:

Verse ConceptsSilenceDestruction Of BabylonBabylon DestroyedSoundRoar Of Nations

therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I am against thee, O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth its waves to come up.

Verse ConceptsProphets, Role OfSeaThings Like The SeaSea, Metaphorical References

For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me.

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

And he will pass through the sea of affliction, and will smite the waves in the sea, and all the depths of the Nile shall dry up; and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart.

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

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Beckon (2 instances)
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Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀκλινής 
Aklines 
Usage: 1

διακρίνω 
Diakrino 
Usage: 16

κλύδων 
Kludon 
Usage: 2

κῦμα 
Kuma 
Usage: 5

σάλος 
Salos 
Usage: 0

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