3 I said, “Speak on, my Lord.” Then he said to me, “There is a sea set in a wide place, that it might be broad and vast, (WEB)
2 Esdras 7:3
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2 Esdras 13:50–52
50 Then he will show them very many wonders.” (WEB) 51 Then I said, “O sovereign Lord, explain this to me: Why have I seen the man coming up from the midst of the sea?” (WEB) 52 He said to me, as no one can explore or know what is in the depths of the sea, even so no man on earth c… (WEB)
2 Esdras 4:6–8
6 Then answered I and said, “Who of the sons of men is able to do this, that you should ask me about such things?” (WEB) 7 He said to me, “If I had asked you, ‘How many dwellings are there in the heart of the sea? Or how many springs are there at the fountain head of th… (WEB)
Testament of Levi 1:9–11
9 And behold the heavens were opened, and an angel of God said to me, Levi, enter. (T12) 10 And I entered from the first heaven, and I saw there a great sea hanging. (T12) 11 And further I saw a second heaven far brighter and more brilliant, for there was a boundless light also th… (T12)
2 Esdras 7:53–55
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2 Enoch 28:2–4
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2 Esdras 6:1–2
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Book of Enoch 60:9–11
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2 Esdras 11:35–37
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