What Does The Bible Say About?

The Ocean

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Micah 7:19

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He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.

Psalm 139:9-10

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If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.

Isaiah 43:2

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When 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.

Amos 9:6

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He 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.

Genesis 1:9

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And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

Psalm 107:23-25

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Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters. They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep. For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.

Habakkuk 2:14

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For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.

Psalm 8:8

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the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.

Ecclesiastes 1:6-7

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The wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course. All the rivers flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full; to the place from which the streams come, there again they flow.

Genesis 1:2

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Now 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.

Proverbs 20:5

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The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.

Ecclesiastes 11:3

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If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.

Psalm 104:1-35

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Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty. He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent, laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind. He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants. He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved. . . .

Genesis 1:10

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God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

Proverbs 8:27

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I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,

Jeremiah 5:22

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Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.

Revelation 21:1

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Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

Job 26:10

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He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

Psalm 89:9

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You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.

Zechariah 14:8

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And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.

Genesis 1:26

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Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

Psalm 107:29

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He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.

Genesis 1:1-31

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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now 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. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. . . .

Psalm 104:25

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Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.

Psalm 148:7

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Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths,

Psalm 93:4

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Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic.

Jeremiah 31:35

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Thus 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:

Psalm 139:17-18

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How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum! If I were to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; and when I awake, I am still with You.

Genesis 1:21

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So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every bird of flight after its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Mark 6:48-52

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He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them, but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost— for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.” Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded, for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.

Revelation 20:13

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The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.

Mark 4:39

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Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.

Revelation 1:1-20

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This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, . . .

Job 38:8

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Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,

Revelation 13:1

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Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.

Isaiah 41:1

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“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.

Luke 21:25

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There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.

Psalm 107:23-24

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Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters. They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.

Psalm 93:1-5

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The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved. Your throne was established long ago; You are from all eternity. The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves. Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic. Your testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.

Psalm 103:12

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As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Psalm 136:6

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He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalm 146:6

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the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.

Acts 4:24

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When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.

Nehemiah 9:11

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You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.

Psalm 74:13

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You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;

Acts 27:27

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On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.

Exodus 13:18

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So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.

Genesis 14:3

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The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).

Jude 1:13

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They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.

Matthew 18:6

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But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

Matthew 8:27

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The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”

Psalm 104:25-26

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Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small. There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.

Psalm 139:9

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If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,

Psalm 23:1-6

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A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. . . .

Psalm 95:5

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The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.

Ezekiel 26:19

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For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I make you a desolate city like other deserted cities, and when I raise up the deep against you so that the mighty waters cover you,

Genesis 1:1

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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:7-10

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So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so. God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day. And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so. God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

Isaiah 11:9

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They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.

Isaiah 57:20

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But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.

Job 36:30

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See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.

Job 41:31

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He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like a jar of ointment.

Matthew 14:22-26

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Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds. After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone, but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.

Matthew 14:25

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During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.

Psalm 107:25

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For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.

Psalm 148:1

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Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.

Psalm 148:1-14

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Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places. Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts. Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars. Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies. Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created. . . .

Revelation 15:2

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And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,

Zechariah 10:11

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They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.

Acts 14:15

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“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

Isaiah 50:2

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Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.

Jeremiah 29:11

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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

John 6:1

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After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias).

Luke 1:37

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For no word from God will ever fail.”

Revelation 21:4

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‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

Exodus 10:19

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And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt.

Isaiah 27:1

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In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.

Isaiah 48:18

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If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.

Job 12:7-10

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But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.

John 3:16-17

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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Proverbs 8:29

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when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

Psalm 36:6

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Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.

Psalm 78:15

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He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas.

Psalm 91:13

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You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.

1 John 1:9

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If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

2 Timothy 3:16

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All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

Genesis 1:20

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And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

Genesis 49:13

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Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.

Isaiah 41:10

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Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.

Isaiah 9:4

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For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.

Job 38:9-11

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when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?

Matthew 8:24

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Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.

Psalm 107:23

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Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.

Psalm 65:7

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You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.

Romans 8:18

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I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.

Colossians 1:27

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To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Hebrews 8:12

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For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

Job 37:9-13

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The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds. By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen. He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them. They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth. Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.

Revelation 21:4-5

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‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.” And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”

Romans 8:28

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And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

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