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2 Samuel 22:16
16The 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then at the command of the Lord, at the blast of his breath, the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare.
Context of 2 Samuel 22:16
14The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. 15He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them. 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. 17“He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. 18He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
Read all of 2 Samuel 222 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 all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided,
- Exodus 15:8By the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up. The surging waters stood up like a wall; the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.
- Psalms 18:15The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at your rebuke, Lord, at the blast of breath from your nostrils.
- Psalms 114:3The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back;
- Job 38:11when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther; here is where your proud waves halt’?
- Psalms 106:9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through a desert.
- Nahum 1:4He rebukes the sea and dries it up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
- Habakkuk 3:8Were you angry with the rivers, Lord? Was your wrath against the streams? Did you rage against the sea when you rode your horses and your chariots to victory?
- Matthew 8:26He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
- 2 Samuel 22:9Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
- Psalms 74:1O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?
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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
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