'Depths' in the Bible

When the earth was as yet unformed and desolate, with the surface of the ocean depths shrouded in darkness, and while the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters,

The water sources from the ocean depths were blocked and the floodgates of the heavens were closed.

The deep covered them, they went down into the depths like a rock.

About Joseph he said: "May the blessing of the LORD be on his land: dew from the choicest of the heavens, and from the depths beneath;

You divided the sea in front of them, and they traveled through the midst of the sea on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths, as one throws a stone into turbulent waters.

Mankind limits the darkness as they search the deepest depths for ore in unfathomable darkness.

so that in the depths of my deceived heart I worshipped them with my mouth and hands,

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your justice is like the great depths of the sea. You deliver both people and animals, LORD.

Therefore we will not be frightened when the earth roars, when the mountains shake in the depths of the seas,

But as for those who seek to destroy me, they will go down to the depths of the earth;

The Lord says, "From Bashan I will bring them, I will bring them from the depths of the sea,

God, who can compare to you, who caused me to experience troubles that were numerous and disastrous? You will return to revive me and lift me up from the depths of the earth.

The waters saw you, God; the waters saw you and writhed. Indeed, the depths of the sea quaked.

For great is your gracious love to me; you've delivered me from the depths of Sheol.

You have assigned me to the lowest part of the Pit, to the darkest depths.

The people ascended skyward and descended to the depths, their courage melting away in their peril.

I cry to you from the depths, LORD,

My frame was not hidden from you while I was being crafted in a hidden place, knit together in the depths of the earth.

Praise the LORD, you from the earth, you creatures of the sea and all you depths,

By his knowledge the depths broke open, and the clouds drip with dew.

When there were no ocean depths, I brought them to birth at a time when there were no springs.

when he made the clouds from above, when the springs of the depths were established,

But he does not realize that the dead lurk there, and her invited guests wind up in the depths of Sheol.

"How terrible it will be for you who go to great depths to hide your plans from the LORD, you whose deeds have been done in the dark, and who say, "Who can see us? Who has recognized us?'

"Shout for joy, you heavens, for the LORD has done it! Shout aloud, you depths of the earth! Burst out with singing, you mountains, you forest, and all your trees! For the LORD has redeemed Jacob and will display his glory in 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 so that the redeemed could cross over?"

who led them through the depths? Like a horse in the open desert, they did not stumble;

I am the LORD who searches the heart, who tests the inner depths to give to each person according to what he deserves, according to the fruit of his deeds.

I called on your name, LORD, from the depths of the Pit,

They'll send you down to the Pit, and you'll die defiled in the depths of the sea.

This is what the Lord GOD showed me: Look! The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire, and it was drying up the great depths of the ocean and consuming the land.

Even if they hide at the top of Mount Carmel, from there I will search and seize them. Even if they hide from my sight in the depths of the sea, from there I will order the serpent to strike them.

He said: "I called out to the LORD from the midst of affliction directed at me, and he answered me. From the depths of death I cried out for help; and you heard my cry.

They will pass through the sea of affliction, and they will strike the waves in that sea. All of the depths of the Nile will evaporate, Assyria's arrogance will be brought down low, and the ruling power of Egypt will disappear.

or "Who will go down into the depths?' (that is, to bring the Messiah back from the dead)."