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. The Most High made his voice heard. 15He shot arrows and scattered them. He flashed streaks of lightning and threw them into confusion. Then the ocean floor could be seen. The foundations of the earth were laid bare at the Lord’s stern warning, at the blast of the breath from his nostrils. 17He reached down from high above and took hold of me. He pulled me out of the raging water. 18He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, because they were too strong 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. All that night the Lord pushed back the sea with a strong east wind and turned the sea into dry ground. The water divided,
• Exodus 15:8With a blast from your nostrils, the water piled up. The waves stood up like a dam. The deep water thickened in the middle of the sea.
• Psalms 18:15Then the ocean floor could be seen. The foundations of the earth were laid bare at your stern warning, O Lord, at the blast of the breath from your nostrils.
• Psalms 114:3The Red Sea looked at this and ran away. The Jordan River turned back.
• Job 38:11when I said, ‘You may come this far but no farther. Here your proud waves will stop’?
• Psalms 106:9He angrily commanded the Red Sea, and it dried up. He led them through deep water as though it were a desert.
• Nahum 1:4He yells at the sea and makes it dry. He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither. The flowers of Lebanon wither.
• Habakkuk 3:8The Lord is not angry with the rivers, is he? If you are angry with the rivers, if you are furious with the sea, ⌞why⌟ do you ride your horses, your chariots of salvation?
• Matthew 8:26Jesus said to them, “Why do you cowards have so little faith?” Then he got up, gave an order to the wind and the sea, and the sea became very calm.
• 2 Samuel 22:9Smoke went up from his nostrils, and a raging fire came out of his mouth. Glowing coals flared up from it.
• Psalms 74:1Why, O God, have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep in your care?

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