Habakkuk 3:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou didst tread the sea with thy horses, The heap of mighty waters.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 77:19 : 19 Thy way was in the sea, And thy paths in the great waters, And thy footsteps were not known.
Hab 3:8 : 8 Was Jehovah displeased with the rivers? Was thine anger against the rivers, Or thy wrath against the sea, That thou didst ride upon thy horses, Upon thy chariots of salvation?
Exod 15:8 : 8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were piled up, The floods stood upright as a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Exod 15:19
82%
19For the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and Jehovah brought back the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea.
Exod 15:4-10
7 verses
81%
4Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea; And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.
5The deeps cover them: They went down into the depths like a stone.
6Thy right hand, O Jehovah, is glorious in power, Thy right hand, O Jehovah, dasheth in pieces the enemy.
7And in the greatness of thine excellency thou overthrowest them that rise up against thee: Thou sendest forth thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble.
8And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were piled up, The floods stood upright as a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.
9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
10Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: They sank as lead in the mighty waters.
Neh 9:11
81%
11And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their pursuers thou didst cast into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.
Hab 3:8-10
3 verses
80%
8Was Jehovah displeased with the rivers? Was thine anger against the rivers, Or thy wrath against the sea, That thou didst ride upon thy horses, Upon thy chariots of salvation?
9Thy bow was made quite bare; The oaths to the tribes were a [sure] word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
10The mountains saw thee, and were afraid; The tempest of waters passed by; The deep uttered its voice, And lifted up its hands on high.
Ps 77:19
79%
19Thy way was in the sea, And thy paths in the great waters, And thy footsteps were not known.
Exod 14:22-23
2 verses
79%
22And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
23And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
Ps 74:13
78%
13Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: Thou brakest the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.
Isa 63:13
78%
13that led them through the depths, as a horse in the wilderness, so that they stumbled not?
Hab 3:12
77%
12Thou didst march through the land in indignation; Thou didst thresh the nations in anger.
Isa 43:16
77%
16Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
Exod 15:1
77%
1Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto Jehovah, and spake, saying, I will sing unto Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Isa 51:10
76%
10Is it not thou that driedst up the sea, the waters of the great deep; that madest the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over?
Exod 15:21
76%
21And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously; The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Ps 74:15
76%
15Thou didst cleave fountain and flood: Thou driedst up mighty rivers.
Exod 14:26-29
4 verses
76%
26And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.
27And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and Jehovah overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
28And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea; there remained not so much as one of them.
29But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
Judg 5:22
76%
22Then did the horsehoofs stamp By reason of the prancings, the prancings of their strong ones.
Ps 77:16
76%
16The waters saw thee, O God; The waters saw thee, they were afraid: The depths also trembled.
Deut 11:4
76%
4and what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red Sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how Jehovah hath destroyed them unto this day;
Ps 78:13
76%
13He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through; And he made the waters to stand as a heap.
Hab 3:14
76%
14Thou didst pierce with his own staves the head of his warriors: They came as a whirlwind to scatter me; Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
Ps 66:6
75%
6He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot: There did we rejoice in him.
Exod 15:12-13
2 verses
75%
12Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, The earth swallowed them.
13Thou in thy lovingkindness hast led the people that thou hast redeemed: Thou hast guided them in thy strength to thy holy habitation.
Ps 66:12
75%
12Thou didst cause men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.
Exod 14:16
75%
16And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground.
Ps 114:3
74%
3The sea saw it, and fled; The Jordan was driven back.
Ps 78:53
74%
53And he led them safely, so that they feared not; But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
Ps 114:5
74%
5What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back?
Josh 24:6
74%
6And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and with horsemen unto the Red Sea.
Ps 106:9
73%
9He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up: So he led them through the depths, as through a wilderness.
Exod 14:9
73%
9And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon.
Ps 89:9
73%
9Thou rulest the pride of the sea: When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
Isa 43:2
73%
2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Isa 51:15
73%
15For I am Jehovah thy God, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar: Jehovah of hosts is his name.
Jer 51:21
73%
21and with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider;
Jer 12:5
72%
5If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and though in a land of peace thou art secure, yet how wilt thou do in the pride of the Jordan?
Nah 3:3
72%
3the horseman mounting, and the flashing sword, and the glittering spear, and a multitude of slain, and a great heap of corpses, and there is no end of the bodies; they stumble upon their bodies;—
Isa 30:16
72%
16but ye said, No, for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.