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Habakkuk 3:15

God's power and sovereignty

13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.

14 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.

16 When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.

17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd 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

    Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.

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  • Habakkuk 3:8

    Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?

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  • Exodus 15:8

    And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

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