2 Samuel 22:16

2 Samuel 22:16 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of breath from his nostrils.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were laid bare, at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered, At the rebuke of the Lord, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:16

14The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice. 15He sent out arrows and scattered them; Lightning, and confused them. The channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were uncovered At the rebuke of the Lord, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils. 17He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of great waters. 18He rescued me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

2 Samuel 22:16 word by word

וַיֵּֽרָאוּ֙ אֲפִ֣קֵי יָ֔ם יִגָּל֖וּ מֹסְד֣וֹת תֵּבֵ֑ל בְּגַעֲרַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה מִנִּשְׁמַ֖ת ר֥וּחַ אַפּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the channelsאָפִיק'âphîyq · channelH650
• of the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• appearedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the foundationsמוֹסָדָהmôsâdâh môsâdâh · foundationH4146
• of the worldתֵּבֵלtêbêl · worldH8398
• were discoveredגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: uncoverH1540
• at the rebukingגְּעָרָהge‛ârâh · rebukeH1606
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• at the blastנְשָׁמָהneshâmâh · breathH5397
• of the breathרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• of his nostrilsאַף'aph · face: noseH639

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:16

• Exodus 14:21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord swept the sea back by a strong east wind all that night and turned the seabed into dry land, and the waters were divided.
• Exodus 15:8With the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up, The flowing waters stood up like a mound; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.
• Psalms 18:15Then the stream beds of the waters appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare At Your rebuke, O Lord, At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
• Psalms 114:3The [Red] Sea looked and fled; The Jordan turned back.
• Job 38:11And said, ‘This far you shall come, but no farther; And here your proud waves shall stop’?
• Psalms 106:9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; And He led them through the depths as through a pasture.
• Nahum 1:4He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He dries up all the rivers [illustrating His judgment]. Bashan [on the east] and [Mount] Carmel [on the west] wither, And [in the north] the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
• Habakkuk 3:8Did the Lord rage against the rivers, Or was Your anger against the rivers, Or was Your wrath against the [Red] Sea, That You rode on Your horses, On Your chariots of salvation?
• Matthew 8:26He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was [at once] a great and wonderful calm [a perfect peacefulness].
• 2 Samuel 22:9Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.
• Psalms 74:1O God, why have You rejected us forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:16

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-20David clearly explains how God listened to him (2 Samuel 22:7). He describes God's rescue as a theophany (a visible sign of God's presence; see study notes on Exodus 19:16–25; Deuteronomy 1:33), which reminds us of God's appearance at Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:16–20; compare Judges 5:4–5).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 22:16

• Blasting
• Breath
• Geology
• Red Sea

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Arrow
• Prevent
• Red Sea
• River
• Rock
• Songs
• Blast
• Channel
• David

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings