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It is a term that evokes the grandeur and power of the natural world, as well as the sovereignty of God over all creation. The concept of the "deeps" is found throughout the Scriptures, illustrating both physical and metaphorical depths.<br><br><b>Creation and the Primordial Waters</b><br><br>In the account of creation, the "deeps" are mentioned in the context of the primordial waters. <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a> states, "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." Here, the "deep" is depicted as the chaotic waters that existed before God brought order through creation. The Spirit of God hovering over the waters signifies His control and authority over the deeps, bringing life and structure to what was once formless.<br><br><b>The Flood</b><br><br>The deeps are also associated with the great flood in the time of Noah. <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11</a> describes the event: "In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month—on that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened." The "great deep" here refers to the subterranean waters that contributed to the deluge, emphasizing the overwhelming power of God's judgment upon a sinful world.<br><br><b>God's Sovereignty and Power</b><br><br>Throughout the Psalms and other poetic books, the deeps are often used to illustrate God's sovereignty and power. <a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Psalm 33:7</a> declares, "He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses." This imagery portrays God as the master of the deeps, able to control and contain the vast waters as He wills. Similarly, <a href="/psalms/107-23.htm">Psalm 107:23-24</a> speaks of those who "go down to the sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters. They see the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep." Here, the deeps are a place where God's mighty works are evident, revealing His majesty to those who venture upon them.<br><br><b>Metaphorical Use</b><br><br>The deeps are also used metaphorically to describe profound spiritual or emotional experiences. In <a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Psalm 42:7</a> , the psalmist writes, "Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me." This verse captures the overwhelming nature of the psalmist's distress, likening it to being engulfed by the tumultuous waters of the deeps. Yet, even in such depths, there is an acknowledgment of God's presence and sovereignty.<br><br><b>Prophetic Imagery</b><br><br>In prophetic literature, the deeps often symbolize chaos and judgment. <a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10</a> recalls God's deliverance of Israel, "Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?" This reference to the parting of the Red Sea highlights God's power to subdue the deeps and deliver His people, reinforcing His role as the divine Redeemer.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The concept of the deeps in the Bible serves as a powerful reminder of God's omnipotence and His ability to bring order out of chaos. Whether referring to the physical waters of creation, the flood, or metaphorical depths of human experience, the deeps underscore the majesty and authority of the Creator over all things.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/8415.htm"><span class="l">8415. tehom -- deep, sea, abyss</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from an unused word Definition deep, sea, abyss NASB Word Usage deep<br> (22), <b>deeps</b> (8), depths (4), ocean depths (1), springs (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8415.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_service/jesus_went_into_the_deeps.htm"><span class="l">Jesus Went into the <b>Deeps</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Deep-Sea Fishing: The Ambition of Service. (Luke v:1-11.) Jesus Went into<br> the <b>Deeps</b>. <b>...</b> It is this: Jesus went down into the <b>deeps</b> for us. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gordon/quiet talks on service/jesus went into the deeps.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_service/ambition_in_service.htm"><span class="l">Ambition in Service.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> over-fished. Out in the <b>deeps</b> are fish that have never had smell or sight of<br> bait or net. Here <b>...</b> good bite. There are <b>deeps</b> all around. One <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/ambition in service.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/select_masterpieces_of_biblical_literature/iii_song_of_moses_and.htm"><span class="l">Song of Moses and Miriam</span></a> <br><b>...</b> captains are sunk in the Red Sea. The <b>deeps</b> cover them: They went down into<br> the depths like a stone. WOMEN. Sing ye to the LORD, for <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/iii song of moses and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_3_1857/salvation_of_the_lord.htm"><span class="l">Salvation of the Lord</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Jonah, when he was delivered from his great danger, when, by the command of God<br> the fish had obediently left its great <b>deeps</b> and delivered its cargo upon dry <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/salvation of the lord.htm</font><p><a href="/library/watts/the_psalms_of_david/psalm_107_5_0_fourth_part_c.htm"><span class="l">Psalm 107:5. Fourth Part. CM The Mariner's Psalm.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> CM The Mariner's psalm. 1 Thy works of glory, mighty Lord, Thy wonders in the <b>deeps</b>,<br> The sons of courage shall record Who trade in floating ships. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../watts/the psalms of david/psalm 107 5 0 fourth part c.htm</font><p><a href="/library/watts/the_psalms_and_hymns_of_isaac_watts/psalm_107_part_4_the.htm"><span class="l">Psalm 107 Part 4 the Mariner's Psalm.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Thy works of glory, mighty Lord,. Thy wonders in the <b>deeps</b>,. The sons of courage<br> shall record. <b>...</b> [Again they climb the wat'ry hills,. And plunge in <b>deeps</b> again; <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/psalm 107 part 4 the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/psalm_cvi.htm"><span class="l">Psalm CVI.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "So He led them through the <b>deeps</b>, as through a wilderness." He calleth<br> a multitude of waters the <b>deeps</b>. For some wishing to give <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cvi.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jones/spiritual_reformers_in_the_16th_and_17th_centuries/chapter_ii_hans_denck_and.htm"><span class="l">Hans Denck and the Inward Word</span></a> <br><b>...</b> teaching of the living Voice of God in the soul, his testimony to the reality of<br> the inner heavenly Word, which God Himself speaks in the <b>deeps</b> of man's heart <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter ii hans denck and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_37_1891/the_best_strengthening_medicine.htm"><span class="l">The Best Strengthening Medicine</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Possibly he found us plunged in the great <b>deeps</b> of an evil habit. <b>...</b> It is hard for<br> those to rise to the surface who have been plunged in the <b>deeps</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/the best strengthening medicine.htm</font><p><a href="/library/basil/basil_letters_and_select_works/homily_iii_on_the_firmament.htm"><span class="l">On the Firmament.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons and all <b>deeps</b>." [1517] Thus the singer<br> of the Psalms does not reject the <b>deeps</b> which our inventors of allegories <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../basil/basil letters and select works/homily iii on the firmament.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/d/deeps.htm"><span class="l"><b>Deeps</b> (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Deeps</b> (13 Occurrences). Exodus 15:5 The <b>deeps</b> cover them. <b>...</b><br> The <b>deeps</b> were congealed in the heart of the sea. (WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/deeps.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/floods.htm"><span class="l">Floods (37 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEY). Exodus 15:5 The <b>deeps</b> cover them. <b>...</b> The floods stood upright as a heap. The<br><b>deeps</b> were congealed in the heart of the sea. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/floods.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/deep.htm"><span class="l">Deep (237 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Exodus 15:5 The <b>deeps</b> cover<br> them. <b>...</b> The <b>deeps</b> were congealed in the heart of the sea. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/deep.htm - 41k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nether-most.htm"><span class="l">Nether-most (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance Nether-most (1 Occurrence). Psalms 88:6 Thou hast laid<br> me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the <b>deeps</b>. (See JPS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nether-most.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lays.htm"><span class="l">Lays (30 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See RSV). Psalms 33:7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap.<br> He lays up the <b>deeps</b> in storehouses. (WEB NAS). Psalms <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lays.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gathers.htm"><span class="l">Gathers (27 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See NIV). Psalms 33:7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap.<br> He lays up the <b>deeps</b> in storehouses. (WEB NAS NIV). Psalms <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gathers.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/waterspout.htm"><span class="l">Waterspout</span></a><br><b>...</b> dragons," the English Revised Version margin, "sea-monsters" or "water-spouts."<br> "Praise Yahweh from the earth, Ye sea-monsters, and all <b>deeps</b>." See DRAGON; SEA <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/waterspout.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/threwest.htm"><span class="l">Threwest (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the<br> sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the <b>deeps</b>, as a <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/threwest.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/deep's.htm"><span class="l">Deep's (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/deep's.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/depths.htm"><span class="l">Depths (56 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> pit. (WEY). Exodus 15:5 The <b>deeps</b> cover them. They went down into the depths<br> like a stone. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/depths.htm - 22k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/deeps.htm">Deeps: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Deeps (13 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/15-5.htm">Exodus 15:5</a></span><br />The <span class="boldtext">deeps</span> cover them. They went down into the depths like a stone. <br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8</a></span><br />With the blast of your nostrils, the waters were piled up. The floods stood upright as a heap. The <span class="boldtext">deeps</span> were congealed in the heart of the sea.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11</a></span><br />And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the <span class="boldtext">deeps</span>, as a stone into the mighty waters.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/12-22.htm">Job 12:22</a></span><br />He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Psalms 33:7</a></span><br />He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the <span class="boldtext">deeps</span> in storehouses. <br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/77-16.htm">Psalms 77:16</a></span><br />The waters saw you, O God; the waters saw you, they were in fear: even the deep was troubled.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/88-6.htm">Psalms 88:6</a></span><br />Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the <span class="boldtext">deeps</span>.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Psalms 106:9</a></span><br />And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; and he led them through the <span class="boldtext">deeps</span> as through a wilderness.<br /><span class="source">(DBY NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/107-26.htm">Psalms 107:26</a></span><br />They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths: Their soul melteth away because of trouble. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/135-6.htm">Psalms 135:6</a></span><br />Whatever Yahweh pleased, that he has done, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all <span class="boldtext">deeps</span>;<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/148-7.htm">Psalms 148:7</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all <span class="boldtext">deeps</span>:<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/3-20.htm">Proverbs 3:20</a></span><br />By his knowledge the <span class="boldtext">deeps</span> were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.<br /><span class="source">(DBY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/10-11.htm">Zechariah 10:11</a></span><br />And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the <span class="boldtext">deeps</span> of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/d/deeps.htm">Deeps</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/deeps.htm">Deeps (13 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/windows.htm">Windows (27 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fountains.htm">Fountains (29 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/floodgates.htm">Floodgates (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/restrained.htm">Restrained (51 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/deep-seated.htm">Deep-seated (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sky's.htm">Sky's (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/stopped.htm">Stopped (134 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rain.htm">Rain (118 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/falling.htm">Falling (233 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sky.htm">Sky (278 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/d/deep-red.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Deep-red"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Deep-red" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/d/deep's.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Deep's"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Deep's" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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