2 Samuel 22:16
14 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
17 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
- KJV
- And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
- WEB
- Then the channels of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare by the LORD’s rebuke, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
- ASV
- Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
- DARBY
- And the beds of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
- BLB
- And the channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were uncovered at the rebuke of YHWH, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
- ÅB
- Da kom havets strømmer til syne; jordens grunnvoller ble avdekket ved Herrens trusel, for hans neses åndepust.
- OTB
- Da ble havets kanaler avslørt,
Verdens grunnvoller ble avdekket
Ved Herrens trussel,
Ved pusten fra Hans nesebor. - B1930
- Da kom havets strømmer til syne; jordens grunnvoller blev avdekket ved Herrens trusel, for hans neses åndepust.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Nahum 1:4
He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.
Read in contextExodus 15:8–10
At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.
Read in contextPsalms 114:3–7
The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;
Read in contextHabakkuk 3:8–10
Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?
Read in contextPsalms 106:9
He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.
Read in contextMatthew 8:26–27
“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
Read in contextExodus 14:21–27
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,
Read in contextJob 38:11
and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?
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