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Psalms 114:5

Jordan

3 The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;

4 the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.

Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,

6 O mountains, that you skipped like rams, O hills, like lambs?

7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
KJV
What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?
WEB
What was it, you sea, that you fled? You Jordan, that you turned back?
ASV
What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back?
DARBY
What ailed thee, thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou turnedst back?
BLB
What [was it] to you, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, [that] you turned back,
ÅB
Hva har hendt deg, du hav, at du flykter, du Jordan, at du vender om og løper tilbake,
OTB
Hva er det med deg, hav, at du flykter?
Jordan, at du snur tilbake?
B1930
Hvad har hendt dig, du hav, at du flyr, du Jordan, at du vender om og løper tilbake,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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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  • Jeremiah 47:6–7

    ‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’

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