What Does the Bible Say About The Ocean?
Here are 9 Bible verses about the ocean, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Psalms 8:8
The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
BSBthe birds of the air and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.
- #2Isaiah 43:2
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
BSBWhen you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
- #3Genesis 1:2
And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
BSBNow the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
- #4Amos 9:6
It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name.
BSBHe builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name.
- #5Micah 7:19
He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
BSBHe will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
- #6Proverbs 8:27
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
BSBI was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
- #7Jeremiah 31:35
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:
BSBThus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:
- #8Proverbs 20:5
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
BSBThe intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
- #9Psalms 107:29
He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
BSBHe calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).