Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 51:15
15For I am the Lord your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar — his name is the Lord of Armies.
Isaiah 51:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But I am the Lord thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The Lord of hosts is his name.
- New International Version (NIV)For I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord Almighty is his name.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord of hosts is his name.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But I am the Lord your God, Who divided the sea whose waves roared— The Lord of hosts is His name.
Context of Isaiah 51:15
13But you have forgotten the Lord, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You are in constant dread all day long because of the fury of the oppressor, who has set himself to destroy. But where is the fury of the oppressor? 14The prisoner is soon to be set free; he will not die and go to the Pit, and his food will not be lacking. For I am the Lord your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar — his name is the Lord of Armies. 16I have put my words in your mouth, and covered you in the shadow of my hand, in order to plant the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, “You are my people.” 17Wake yourself, wake yourself up! Stand up, Jerusalem, you who have drunk the cup of his fury from the Lord’s hand; you who have drunk the goblet to the dregs — the cup that causes people to stagger.
Read all of Isaiah 51Isaiah 51:15 word by word
וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ רֹגַ֣ע הַיָּ֔ם וַיֶּהֱמ֖וּ גַּלָּ֑יו יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 51:15
- Isaiah 51:10Wasn’t it you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made the sea-bed into a road for the redeemed to pass over?
- Nehemiah 9:11You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging water.
- Job 26:12By his power he stirred the sea, and by his understanding he crushed Rahab.
- Psalms 74:13You divided the sea with your strength; you smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the water;
- Psalms 114:3The sea looked and fled; the Jordan turned back.
- Psalms 136:13He divided the Red Sea His faithful love endures forever.
- Jeremiah 31:35“This is what the Lord says: The one who gives the sun for light by day, the fixed order of moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea and makes its waves roar — the Lord of Armies is his name:
- Amos 9:5The Lord, the God of Armies — he touches the earth; it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn; all of it rises like the Nile and subsides like the Nile of Egypt.
- Isaiah 47:4The Holy One of Israel is our Redeemer; The Lord of Armies is his name.
- Isaiah 48:2For they are named after the holy city, and lean on the God of Israel; his name is the Lord of Armies.
- Isaiah 54:5Indeed, your husband is your Maker — his name is the Lord of Armies — and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of the whole earth.
- Jeremiah 10:16Jacob’s Portion is not like these because he is the one who formed all things. Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; the Lord of Armies is his name.
Commentaries on Isaiah 51:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15But I am the Lord thy God - In order to show them that he was able to save them, God again refers to the fact that he had divided the sea, and delivered their fathers from bondage and oppression. That divided the sea - The Red Sea. The Chaldee renders this, That rebuked the sea.‘ The Septuagint, ̔ ́ ho tarassōn - Who disturbs the sea.‘ or, who excites a tempest. Lowth renders it, Who stilleth at once the sea.‘ The Hebrew word is the same which occurs in…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 The people whom Christ has redeemed with his blood, as well as by his power, will obtain joyful deliverance from every enemy. He that designs such joy for us at last, will he not work such deliverance in the mean time, as our cases require? In this world of changes, it is a short step from joy to sorrow, but in that world, sorrow shall never come in view. They prayed for the display of God's power; he answers them with consolations of his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15I am the LORD: The Lord uses this phrase to show he is the covenant God. It assures his people that his words are true and his actions are reliable (see Isaiah 27:3–4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. divided ... sea--the Red Sea. The same Hebrew word as "make to rest" (Is 51:4). Rather, "that terrify the sea," that is, restrain it by My rebuke, "when its waves roar" [Gesenius]. The Hebrew favors Maurer, "that terrify the sea so that the waves roar." The sense favors Gesenius (Jr 5:22; 31:35), or English Version (Is 51:9, 10, which favors the special reference to the exodus from Egypt).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 51
- 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
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