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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.

Unfathomed waters

Genesis 1:2; Psalm 104:6-9 See also Genesis 7:11; Genesis 49:25; Deuteronomy 33:13; Job 38:16; Psalm 95:4; Psalm 139:15; Proverbs 3:20; Proverbs 8:27-28; Isaiah 7:11; Romans 10:7

Deep seas

Exodus 15:5; Jonah 2:3 See also Job 7:12; Job 38:30; Psalm 42:7; Isaiah 44:27; Isaiah 51:10; Habakkuk 3:10; Matthew 18:6; Luke 5:4

The deep used metaphorically of a desperate situation

Psalm 18:16 See also 2 Samuel 22:17; Psalm 30:1; Psalm 69:2,15; Psalm 130:1

See also

4203  earth, the
4266  sea
4293  water
4813  depth
9520  Abyss, the



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