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Habakkuk 3:15

God's power and sovereignty

13 You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah

14 With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak.

You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.

16 I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.

17 Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.
KJV
Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
WEB
You trampled the sea with your horses, churning mighty waters.
ASV
Thou didst tread the sea with thy horses, The heap of mighty waters.
DARBY
Thou didst walk through the sea with thy horses, The heap of great waters.
BLB
You tread on the sea [with] Your horses, a surge of great waters.
ÅB
Du farer gjennom havet med dine hester, gjennom en haug av store vann.
OTB
Du red over havet med Dine hester,
og rørte opp de mektige vannene.
B1930
Du farer gjennem havet med dine hester, gjennem en haug av store vann.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 77:19

    Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.

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  • Habakkuk 3:8

    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?

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  • Exodus 15:8

    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.

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