Topic
Sea of glass
4 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Psalms 36:6Easton
Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
- Psalms 77:19Easton
Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
- Romans 11:33–36Easton
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be…
- Revelation 4:6Easton
And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
A figurative expression used in Rev. 4:6 and 15:2. According to the interpretation of some, “this calm, glass-like sea, which is never in storm, but only interfused with flame, represents the counsels of God, those purposes of righteousness and love which are often fathomless but never obscure, always the same, though sometimes glowing with holy anger.” (Comp. Ps. 36:6; 77:19; Rom. 11:33-36.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
See GLASS, SEA OF.
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.