4 then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us, 5 then the raging waters would have swept us away.
Psalms 124:4–5
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Job 22:10–12
10 Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you; 11 it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you. 12 Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!
2 Samuel 22:4–6
4 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies. 5 For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. 6 The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
Odes of Solomon 39:2–4
2 And they carry headlong those who despise Him: and entangle their paths: (ODE) 3 And they sweep away their fords, and catch their bodies and destroy their lives. (ODE) 4 For they are more swift than lightning and more rapid, and those who cross them in faith are not moved; (ODE)
2 Baruch 56:14–16
14 in chains. But the rest of the multitude of the angels, of which there is (no) number, restrained (2BA) 15 themselves. And those who dwelt on the earth perished together (with them) through the waters (2BA) 16 of the deluge. These are the black first waters. (2BA)
Testament of Zebulun 2:25–27
25 Observe, therefore, the waters, and know when they flow together, they sweep along stones, trees, earth, and other things. (T12) 26 But if they are divided into many streams, the earth swalloweth them up, and they vanish away. (T12) 27 So shall ye also be if ye be divided. Be no… (T12)
Odes of Solomon 6:8–10
8 For it flooded and broke up everything and it brought (water) to the Temple: (ODE) 9 And the restrainers of the children of men were not able to restrain it, nor the arts of those whose business it is to restrain waters; (ODE) 10 For it spread over the face of the whole earth,… (ODE)
Job 34:14–16
14 If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath, 15 all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust. 16 If you have understanding, hear this; listen to my words.
2 Peter 3:5–7
5 But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water, 6 through which the world of that time perished in the flood. 7 And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are rese…
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