The Bible

Genesis 1:17

¹⁷ And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Commentary

Sand, treasures hid

'Treasures hid in the sand,' as in Deuteronomy 33:19, signify spiritual things hidden in the literal sense of the Word.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 445)

The Bible

Zechariah 10:11

¹¹ He will pass through the sea of affliction, and will strike the waves in the sea, and all the depths of the Nile will dry up; and the pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.