Psalms 107:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in the great waters;

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  • Ps 48:7 : 7 By you the ships of Tarshish are broken as by an east wind.
  • Isa 42:10 : 10 Make a new song to the Lord, and let his praise be sounded from the end of the earth; you who go down to the sea, and everything in it, the sea-lands and their people.
  • Ezek 27:26 : 26 Your boatmen have taken you into great waters: you have been broken by the east wind in the heart of the seas.
  • Acts 27:9-9 : 9 And as a long time had gone by, and the journey was now full of danger, because it was late in the year, Paul put the position before them, 10 Saying, Friends, I see that this journey will be one of great damage and loss, not only to the goods and the ship, but to ourselves. 11 But the captain gave more attention to the master and the owner of the ship than to what Paul said. 12 And as the harbour was not a good one in which to be for the winter, the greater number of them were for going out to sea, in order, if possible, to put in for the winter at Phoenix, a harbour of Crete, looking to the north-east and south-east. 13 And when the south wind came softly, being of the opinion that their purpose might be effected, they let the ship go and went sailing down the side of Crete, very near to the land. 14 But after a little time, a very violent wind, named Euraquilo, came down from it with great force. 15 And when the ship got into the grip of it, and was not able to make headway into the wind, we gave way, and went before it. 16 And, sailing near the side of a small island named Cauda, we were able, though it was hard work, to make the ship's boat safe: 17 And having got it up, they put cords under and round the ship; but fearing that they might be pushed on to the Syrtis, they let down the sails and so went running before the wind. 18 And, still fighting the storm with all our strength, the day after they made a start at getting the goods out of the ship; 19 And on the third day, they let all the sailing apparatus go over the side. 20 And as we had not seen the sun or stars for a long time, and a great storm was on us, all hope of salvation was gone. 21 And when they had been without food for a long time, Paul got up among them and said, Friends, it would have been better if you had given attention to me and not gone sailing out from Crete, to undergo this damage and loss. 22 But now, I say to you, be of good heart, for there will be no loss of life, but only of the ship. 23 For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am, 24 Saying, Have no fear, Paul, for you will come before Caesar, and God has given to you all those who are sailing with you. 25 And so, O men, be of good heart, for I have faith in God that it will be as he said to me. 26 But we will be sent on to a certain island. 27 But when the fourteenth day came, while we were going here and there in the Adriatic sea, about the middle of the night the sailors had an idea that they were getting near land; 28 And they let down the lead, and saw that the sea was a hundred and twenty feet deep; and after a little time they did it again and it was ninety feet.
  • Rev 18:17 : 17 For in one hour such great wealth has come to nothing. And every shipmaster, and all who are sailing on the sea, and sailors and all who get their living by the sea, were watching from far away,

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  • Ps 107:24-31
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    87%

    24 They see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

    25 For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.

    26 The sailors go up to heaven, and down into the deep; their souls are wasted because of their trouble.

    27 They are turned here and there, rolling like a man who is full of wine; and all their wisdom comes to nothing.

    28 Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.

    29 He makes the storm into a calm, so that the waves are at peace.

    30 Then they are glad, because the sea is quiet, and he takes them to the harbour of their desire.

    31 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

  • Ps 104:25-27
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    77%

    25 There is the great, wide sea, where there are living things, great and small, more than may be numbered.

    26 There go the ships; there is that great beast, which you have made as a plaything.

    27 All of them are waiting for you, to give them their food in its time.

  • Ps 107:21-22
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    76%

    21 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

    22 Let them make offerings of praise, giving news of his works with cries of joy.

  • Ezek 27:29
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    29 And all the boatmen, the seamen and those who are expert at guiding a ship through the sea, will come down from their ships and take their places on the land;

  • Ezek 27:25-27
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    25 Tarshish ships did business for you in your goods: and you were made full, and great was your glory in the heart of the seas.

    26 Your boatmen have taken you into great waters: you have been broken by the east wind in the heart of the seas.

    27 Your wealth and your goods, the things in which you do trade, your seamen and those guiding your ships, those who make your boards watertight, and those who do business with your goods, and all your men of war who are in you, with all who have come together in you, will go down into the heart of the seas in the day of your downfall.

  • Jonah 1:11-13
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    11 And they said to him, What are we to do to you so that the sea may become calm for us? For the sea was getting rougher and rougher.

    12 And he said to them, Take me up and put me into the sea, and the sea will become calm for you: for I am certain that because of me this great storm has come on you.

    13 And the men were working hard to get back to the land, but they were not able to do so: for the sea got rougher and rougher against them.

  • 1 Kgs 9:27
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    27 Hiram sent his servants, who were experienced seamen, in the sea-force with Solomon's men.

  • Ezek 27:33-34
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    33 When your goods went out over the seas, you made numbers of peoples full; the wealth of the kings of the earth was increased with your great wealth and all your goods.

    34 Now that you are broken by the seas in the deep waters, your goods and all your people will go down with you.

  • Isa 24:14
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    14 But those will be making sounds of joy; they will be crying loudly from the sea for the glory of the Lord.

  • Ps 98:7
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    7 Let the sea be thundering, with all its waters; the world, and all who are living in it;

  • Jas 3:4
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    4 And again ships, though they are so great and are moved by violent winds, are turned by a very small guiding-blade, at the impulse of the man who is using it.

  • Acts 27:39-41
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    39 And when it was day, they had no knowledge of the land, but they saw an inlet of the sea with a floor of sand, and they had the idea of driving the ship up on to it if possible.

    40 So cutting away the hooks, and letting them go into the sea, and freeing the cords of the guiding-blades, and lifting up the sail to the wind, they went in the direction of the inlet.

    41 And coming to a point between two seas, they got the ship to land; and the front part was fixed in the sand and not able to be moved, but the back part was broken by the force of the waves.

  • Luke 8:23
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    23 But while they were sailing he went to sleep: and a storm of wind came down on the sea, and the boat became full of water and they were in danger.

  • Jonah 1:4-5
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    4 And the Lord sent out a great wind on to the sea and there was a violent storm in the sea, so that the ship seemed in danger of being broken.

    5 Then the sailors were full of fear, every man crying to his god; and the goods in the ship were dropped out into the sea to make the weight less. But Jonah had gone down into the inmost part of the ship where he was stretched out in a deep sleep.

  • Ps 8:8
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    8 The birds of the air and the fish of the sea, and whatever goes through the deep waters of the seas.

  • Acts 27:17-18
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    70%

    17 And having got it up, they put cords under and round the ship; but fearing that they might be pushed on to the Syrtis, they let down the sails and so went running before the wind.

    18 And, still fighting the storm with all our strength, the day after they made a start at getting the goods out of the ship;

  • Matt 8:24
    70%

    24 And there came up a great storm in the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was sleeping.

  • Ps 33:7
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    7 He makes the waters of the sea come together in a mass; he keeps the deep seas in store-houses.

  • Acts 27:30
    69%

    30 Then the sailors made attempts secretly to get away from the ship, letting down a boat as if they were about to put down hooks from the front of the ship;

  • Mark 4:37
    69%

    37 And a great storm of wind came up, and the waves came into the boat, so that the boat was now becoming full.

  • Isa 43:16
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    16 This is the word of the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, and a road through the deep waters;

  • Exod 15:10
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    10 You sent your wind and the sea came over them: they went down like lead into the great waters.

  • Luke 5:7
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    7 And they made signs to their friends in the other boat to come to their help. And they came, and the two boats were so full that they were going down.

  • Ps 107:13
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    13 Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles.

  • Jonah 1:15
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    15 So they took Jonah up and put him into the sea: and the sea was no longer angry.

  • Ezek 27:9
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    9 The responsible men of Gebal and its wise men were in you, making your boards watertight: all the ships of the sea with their seamen were in you trading in your goods.

  • Ps 48:7
    68%

    7 By you the ships of Tarshish are broken as by an east wind.

  • Ps 65:7
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    7 Who makes the loud voice of the sea quiet, and puts an end to the sound of its waves.

  • Rev 18:17
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    17 For in one hour such great wealth has come to nothing. And every shipmaster, and all who are sailing on the sea, and sailors and all who get their living by the sea, were watching from far away,