Nahum 1:4

Good News Translation

He commands the sea, and it dries up! He makes the rivers go dry. The fields of Bashan wither, Mount Carmel turns brown, and the flowers of Lebanon fade.

Cross References

Genesis 8:1

God had not forgotten Noah and all the animals with him in the boat; he caused a wind to blow, and the water started going down.

2 Samuel 22:16

The floor of the ocean was laid bare, and the foundations of the earth were uncovered when the Lord rebuked his enemies and roared at them in anger.

Job 38:11

I told it, “So far and no farther! Here your powerful waves must stop.”

Psalm 104:7

When you rebuked the waters, they fled; they rushed away when they heard your shout of command.

Psalm 106:9

He gave a command to the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led his people across on dry land.

Psalm 114:3

The Red Sea looked and ran away; the Jordan River stopped flowing.

Psalm 114:5

What happened, Sea, to make you run away? And you, O Jordan, why did you stop flowing?

Psalm 18:16

The Lord reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me out of the deep waters.

Psalm 74:15

You made springs and fountains flow; you dried up large rivers.

Isaiah 33:9

The land lies idle and deserted. The forests of Lebanon have withered, the fertile valley of Sharon is like a desert, and in Bashan and on Mount Carmel the leaves are falling from the trees.

Isaiah 42:15

I will destroy the hills and mountains and dry up the grass and trees. I will turn the river valleys into deserts and dry up the pools of water.

Isaiah 44:27

With a word of command I dry up the ocean.

Isaiah 51:10

It was you also who dried up the sea and made a path through the water, so that those you were saving could cross.

Ezekiel 30:12

I will dry up the Nile and put Egypt under the power of evil people. Foreigners will devastate the whole country. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Ezekiel 38:20

Every fish and bird, every animal large and small, and every human being on the face of the earth will tremble for fear of me. Mountains will fall, cliffs will crumble, and every wall will collapse.

Amos 1:2

Amos said, “The Lord roars from Mount Zion; his voice thunders from Jerusalem. The pastures dry up, and the grass on Mount Carmel turns brown.”

Amos 5:8

The Lord made the stars, the Pleiades and Orion. He turns darkness into daylight and day into night. He calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the earth. His name is the Lord.

Matthew 8:26

“Why are you so frightened?” Jesus answered. “What little faith you have!” Then he got up and ordered the winds and the waves to stop, and there was a great calm.

Joshua 3:16

the water stopped flowing and piled up, far upstream at Adam, the city beside Zarethan. The flow downstream to the Dead Sea was completely cut off, and the people were able to cross over near Jericho.