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Want to know what the Bible says about Ships? Here are 60 Bible verses about Ships from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Acts 27:30 NIV
In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow.
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Acts 27:41 NIV
But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.
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Acts 27:29 NIV
Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.
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Jonah 1:5 NIV
All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship.
But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
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Isaiah 33:23 NIV
Your rigging hangs loose:
    The mast is not held secure,
    the sail is not spread.
Then an abundance of spoils will be divided
    and even the lame will carry off plunder.
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Ezekiel 27:7 NIV
Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail
    and served as your banner;
your awnings were of blue and purple
    from the coasts of Elishah.
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Acts 27:19 NIV
On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
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Acts 27:40 NIV
Cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
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Acts 27:32 NIV
So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it drift away.
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Ezekiel 27:6 NIV
Of oaks from Bashan
    they made your oars;
of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus
    they made your deck, adorned with ivory.
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