Isaiah 51:15

For I am Jehovah thy God, That rebuketh the sea when his waves roar; Jehovah of hosts is his name.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.

In Context

14Soon shall the enchained be loosed; He shall not die in the pit, Nor shall his bread fail.

16I have put my words into thy mouth, And have covered thee with the shadow of my hand, To establish the heavens, and to found the earth. And to say to Zion, “Thou art my people!”

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Cross References

Job 26:12By his power he stilleth the sea, Yea, by his wisdom he smiteth its pride.

Psalms 114:3The sea beheld, and fled; The Jordan turned back.

Isaiah 47:4Our Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts is his name, The Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 51:10Art thou not the same that smote Rahab, And wounded the dragon? Art thou not the same that dried up the sea, The waters of the great deep,—That made the depths of the sea a path for the redeemed to pass through?

Jeremiah 10:16Not like them is He who is the portion of Jacob; He is the former of all things, And Israel is his allotted inheritance; Jehovah of hosts is his name.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 51:10-17

Prayer in Behalf of Israel; Encouragement to the People of God. ( b. c. 706.) 9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord ; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon? 10 Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over? 11 Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon… Read the whole commentary →

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