23 By his counsel, he has calmed the deep and planted islands in it. (WEB) 24 Those who sail on the sea tell of its dangers. We marvel when we hear it with our ears. (WEB)
Sirach 43:23–24
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Psalms 107:23–25
23 Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters. 24 They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep. 25 For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
Psalms 107:28–30
28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. 29 He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed. 30 They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
Job 9:7–9
7 He commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars. 8 He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea. 9 He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, of the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.
Job 36:29–31
29 Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion? 30 See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea. 31 For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.
Job 26:11–13
11 The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke. 12 By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab. 13 By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
2 Esdras 16:57–59
57 He searches the deep and its treasures. He has measured the sea and what it contains. (WEB) 58 He has shut the sea in the midst of the waters, and with his word, he hung the earth over the waters. (WEB) 59 He has spread out the sky like a vault. He has founded it over the waters. (WEB)
Psalms 89:8–10
8 O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You. 9 You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them. 10 You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
Sirach 24:28–30
28 The first man didn’t know her perfectly. In like manner, the last has not explored her. (WEB) 29 For her thoughts are filled from the sea, and her counsels from the great deep. (WEB) 30 I came out as a canal stream from a river, and as an irrigation ditch into a garden. (WEB)
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