Habakkuk 3:15

Habakkuk 3:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
• New International Version (NIV)You trampled the sea with your horses, churning the great waters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You trampled the sea with your horses, the surging of mighty waters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You walked through the sea with Your horses, Through the heap of great waters.

Context of Habakkuk 3:15

13Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah. 14Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters. 16When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops. 17Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

Habakkuk 3:15 word by word

דָּרַ֥כְתָּ בַיָּ֖ם סוּסֶ֑יךָ חֹ֖מֶר מַ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Thou didst walkדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• through the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• with thine horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• the heapחֹ֫מֶרchômer · heapH2563
• of greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• watersמַיmayim · waterH4325

Cross-references for Habakkuk 3:15

• Habakkuk 3:8Was Yhwh displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?
• Psalms 77:19Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.

Commentaries on Habakkuk 3:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Thou didst walk through the sea - There was no occasion to hurry across; all was safe, for God had divided the waters: and his terrible cloud had removed from before, and stood behind them, so that it was between them and the Egyptians. See Exodus 14:19, Exodus 14:20.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Thou didst walk through the sea with Thine horses - God Himself is pictured as leading them on the way, Himself at the head of their multitude, having, as Asaph said of old “His path in the sea.” So Isaiah Isaiah 63:13. “who leddest them in the depths;” and Zechariah Zechariah 10:11. “And he shall pass through the sea.” God was literally there; for Acts 17:28. “in Him we live and move and have our being.” He who “is wholly everywhere but the whole of Him…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-15Verses 3-15 God's people, when in distress, and ready to despair, seek help by considering the days of old, and the years of ancient times, and by pleading them with God in prayer. The resemblance between the Babylonish and Egyptian captivities, naturally presents itself to the mind, as well as the possibility of a like deliverance through the power of Jehovah. God appeared in his glory. All the powers of nature are shaken, and the course of nature…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Sea … waters: The section ends the same way it started (Habakkuk 3:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses--(Ha 3:8). No obstacle could prevent Thy progress when leading Thy people in safety to their inheritance, whether the Red Sea, Jordan, or the figurative waves of foes raging against Israel (Psa 65:7; 77:19).Read the comment

Topics related to Habakkuk 3:15

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Commentaries on Habakkuk 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• 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