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Bible Verses About Ships

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  1. The flood was forty days on the earth; the water grew higher and floated the ark, so that it was lifted up off the earth.

  2. The water overflowed the earth and grew deeper, until the ark floated on the surface of the water.

  3. "Z'vulun will live at the seashore, with ships anchoring along his coast and his border at Tzidon.

  4. But ships will come from the coast of Kittim to subdue Ashur and subdue 'Ever, but they too will come to destruction."

  5. Gil'ad lives beyond the Yarden. Dan - why does he stay by the ships? Asher stayed by the shore of the sea, remaining near its bays.

  6. King Shlomo built a fleet of ships in 'Etzyon-Gever, by Elot on the shore of the Sea of Suf in the land of Edom.

  7. Y'hoshafat built some large "Tarshish" ships to go to Ofir for gold, but they didn't make the voyage, because they were wrecked at 'Etzyon-Gever.

  8. Huram sent some of his servants with ships, and others that were experienced sailors who understood the sea; they went with Shlomo's servants to Ofir and took from there fifteen tons of gold, which they brought back to King Shlomo.

  9. The king had ships that could go to Tarshish with Huram's servants; once every three years the "Tarshish" ships came in, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes and peacocks.

  10. They skim by like skiffs built of reeds, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

  11. as when the wind out of the east wrecks the "Tarshish" ships.

  12. The ships are there, sailing to and fro; Livyatan, which you formed to play there.

  13. Those who go down to the sea in ships, plying their trade on the great ocean,

  14. Three things are too wonderful for me, four beyond my knowledge

  15. the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the open sea, and the way of a man with a girl.

  16. She is like those merchant vessels, bringing her food from far away.

  17. they send ambassadors by sea, across the water in papyrus-reed boats! Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and bronzed, to a people feared far and near, to a strong and conquering nation whose land is divided by rivers!

  18. A prophecy about Tzor: Howl, you "Tarshish" ships, because the harbor is destroyed! On returning from Kittim, they discover they cannot enter it.

  19. Howl, you "Tarshish" ships, because your fortress is destroyed

  20. But there in his splendor ADONAI will be with us, in a place of rivers and broad streams. But no boat with oars will go there, no majestic ship will pass by.

  21. For your ropes are hanging loose, not holding the mast, not spreading the sail. Then the plunder shared out is so huge that even the lame get part of the spoil.

  22. Here is what ADONAI, your redeemer, the Holy One of Isra'el, says: "For your sake I have sent [an army] to Bavel and knocked down the fleeing Kasdim, all of them; their songs of triumph are now lamentations.

  23. The coastlands are putting their hope in me, with the 'Tarshish' ships in the lead, to bring your children from far away, and with them their silver and gold, for the sake of ADONAI your God, the Holy One of Isra'el, who glorifies you.

  24. They used cypress logs from S'nir to fashion all your planking. They took cedars from the L'vanon to make masts for you.

  25. Out of oaks from Bashan they made your oars. Your deck they made of ivory inlaid in larch from the coasts of Kittim.