Unfathomed waters, sometimes seen as existing under the earth, held back by God's power. The term is also used of deep seas, and in metaphorical contexts.

Genesis 1:2

Unfathomed waters

Psalms 104:6-9

See also

Genesis 7:11; 49:25
Deuteronomy 33:13
Job 38:16
Psalms 95:4; 139:15
Proverbs 3:20; 8:27-28
Isaiah 7:11
Romans 10:7
Exodus 15:5

Deep seas

Jonah 2:3

See also

Job 7:12; 38:30
Psalms 42:7
Isaiah 44:27; 51:10
Habakkuk 3:10
Matthew 18:6
Luke 5:4
Psalms 18:16

The deep used metaphorically of a desperate situation

See also

2 Samuel 22:17
Psalms 30:1; 69:2,15; 130:1

See also

4203 earth, the
4266 sea
4293 water
4813 depth
9530 Hades