Isaiah 51:15
in Isaiah 51For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
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ASV
For I am Jehovah thy God, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar: Jehovah of hosts is his name.
KJV
But I am the Lord thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The Lord of hosts is his name.
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This verse in Isaiah 51
Commentary
6 notes on this verseBut I am the Lord thy God that divided the sea, whose waves roared,.... Referring to the dividing of the Red sea by a violent wind, at which time the waves of it doubtless roared till they were made to stand quietly, as a wall on the right and left, for the Israelites to pass through, as in Isa 51:
This site's exposition
For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea
on Isaiah 51:15-16
The LORD names Himself by the sea, the God “who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar”, the exodus claimed as His credential. Verse 16 applies the language of creation: “to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
935. But I. Here he excludes the impediment which could be believed to come from their dejection as pertains to the magnitude of their punishment. And first, he sets out the power of God strengthening them: I am the Lord your God, who trouble the …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The Lord of hosts is his name, his name for ever, the name by which his people have long known him. And, as he is able to help them, so he is willing and engaged to do it; for he is thy God, O captive-exile! thine in covenant.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
But 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, Ὁ ταράσσων ho tarassōn - ‘Who disturbs the sea.’ or, who excites a tempest.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The same Hebrew word as "make to rest" (Isa 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 (Jer 5:22;
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The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ | veanokhi | and I | H595 → | 359 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | [am] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ʾeloheikha | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| רֹגַ֣ע | roga' | [who] stirs up | H7280 → | 13 times |
| הַיָּ֔ם | haiyam | the sea | H3220 → | 396 times |
| וַיֶּהֱמ֖וּ | vaiyehemu | and they roared | H1993 → | 34 times |
| גַּלָּ֑יו | galav | waves its | H1530 → | 34 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | [is] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָא֖וֹת | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| שְׁמֽוֹ׃ | shemo | name his | H8034 → | 864 times |
וְאָֽנֹכִי֙and I
veanokhiH595 →359 times
יְהוָ֣ה[am] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod your
ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times
רֹגַ֣ע[who] stirs up
roga'H7280 →13 times
הַיָּ֔םthe sea
haiyamH3220 →396 times
וַיֶּהֱמ֖וּand they roared
vaiyehemuH1993 →34 times
גַּלָּ֑יוwaves its
galavH1530 →34 times
יְהוָ֥ה[is] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
שְׁמֽוֹ׃name his
shemoH8034 →864 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 54:5For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
it leads to
- Ephesians 5:25–27
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
- Hosea 2:19–20
So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.
- 2 Corinthians 11:2–3
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
- Isaiah 48:17
Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
- Ezekiel 16:8
Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a…
- Ephesians 5:25–27
Through
Jeremiah 10:16The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:9
But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
- Jeremiah 32:18
You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts,
- Deuteronomy 32:9
Through
Psalms 136:13He divided the Red Sea in two His loving devotion endures forever.
it leads to
- Psalms 78:13
He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.
- Psalms 78:13
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About Isaiah
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.