35 Bible Verses About Waters
To reflect upon the theme of "Waters" throughout Holy Scripture is to delve into the very wellsprings of divine revelation. These verses unveil water as a symbol of primordial chaos subdued by God, the source of life and nourishment, the cleansing power of redemption, and the refreshing presence of the Spirit. Studying these passages is vital for the soul, offering purification, sustenance, and a deeper apprehension of God's work in creation and salvation. The spiritual depths found within this scriptural current provide essential refreshment for our pilgrimage and illuminate the path to eternal life.
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And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
A Deep Dive into Bible Waters
The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth–barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth–barah and Jordan.
And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.
And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.
And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:
Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters.
These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:
That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.
For the Lord your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over:
And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En–shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En–rogel:
And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath–jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
Consider the ubiquitous presence of water throughout the sacred text—not merely as element, but symbol and grace. From the primordial depths before creation's dawn to the living streams flowing from the eternal city, water signifies life, purification, and the very sustenance of the spirit. These passages reveal a divine economy where grace, like water, is freely offered, vital for cleansing, refreshment, and growth. To truly understand these depths is to seek the source, the wellspring from which wisdom and spiritual vitality flow unendingly. May our contemplation of these verses lead us to thirst for that which truly satisfies, drawing deeply from the divine provision that quenches the soul's deepest needs and cleanses its every stain. This elemental image, so common yet profoundly symbolic, calls us to a perpetual renewal in the truth it represents.