Isaiah 51:15

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

13and forgettest Jehovah thy Maker, who hath stretched out the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and thou art afraid continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he prepareth to destroy? And where is the fury of the oppressor? 14He that is bowed down shall speedily be loosed, and he shall not die in the pit, nor shall his bread fail. And I am Jehovah thy God, who raiseth the sea, so that its waves roar: Jehovah of hosts is his name. 16And I have put my words in thy mouth, and covered thee with the shadow of my hand, to plant the heavens, and to lay the foundations of the earth, and to say unto Zion, Thou art my people. 17Arouse thyself, arouse thyself, stand up, Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of Jehovah the cup of his fury. Thou hast drunk, hast drained out the goblet-cup of bewilderment:

Isaiah 51:15 word by word

וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ רֹגַ֣ע הַיָּ֔ם וַיֶּהֱמ֖וּ גַּלָּ֑יו יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• roarהָמָהhâmâh · to roarH1993
• hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Isaiah 51:15

• Isaiah 51:10Is it not thou that dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep; that made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over?
• Nehemiah 9:11And thou didst divide the sea before them, and they went through the midst of the sea on dry [ground]; and their pursuers thou threwest into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.
• Job 26:12He stirreth up the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.
• Psalms 74:13Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength; thou didst break the heads of the monsters on the waters:
• Psalms 114:3The sea saw it and fled, the Jordan turned back;
• Psalms 136:13To him that divided the Red sea into parts, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,
• Jeremiah 31:35Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for light by day, the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for light by night, who stirreth up the sea so that the waves thereof roar, — Jehovah of hosts is his name:
• Amos 9:5And the Lord Jehovah of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it melteth, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall wholly rise up like the Nile, and sink down as the river of Egypt.
• Isaiah 47:4Our Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel. ...
• Isaiah 48:2For they are named after the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel: Jehovah of hosts is his name.
• Isaiah 54:5For thy Maker is thy husband: Jehovah of hosts is his name, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: the God of the whole earth shall he be called.
• Jeremiah 10:16The portion of Jacob is not like them; for it is he that hath formed all [things], and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: Jehovah of hosts 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

Topics related to Isaiah 51:15

• Church
• Forgetting God

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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