Isaiah 51:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ רֹגַ֣ע הַיָּ֔ם וַיֶּהֱמ֖וּ גַּלָּ֑יו יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ

Transliteration

wə'ānōkî YHWH 'ĕlōhêkā rōga' hayyām wayyehĕmû gallāyw YHWH ṣəbā'ôt šəmô

Grammar Details

*wə'ānōkî*: conjunction + personal pronoun, 1st person singular - and I
YHWH: proper noun - divine name
*'ĕlōhêkā*: common noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God
*rōga'*: Qal participle, masculine singular - stirring/agitating
*hayyām*: definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the sea
*wayyehĕmû*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they roared
*gallāyw*: common noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its waves
*ṣəbā'ôt*: common noun, feminine plural - hosts/armies
*šəmô*: common noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his name

Word Meanings

*rōga'*: stirring/agitating/troubling
*yehĕmû*: roared/growled/raged
*YHWH ṣəbā'ôt*: YHWH of hosts/YHWH of armies

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Referenced Verses

Jer 31:35 : 35 Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
Amos 9:5-6 : 5 And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt. 6 It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.
Neh 9:11 : 11 And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.
Job 26:12 : 12 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
Ps 74:13 : 13 Thou didst divide{H8782)} the sea by thy strength: thou brakest{H8765)} the heads of the dragons in the waters.
Ps 114:3-5 : 3 The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back. 4 The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs. 5 What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?
Ps 136:13 : 13 To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Isa 47:4 : 4 As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
Isa 48:2 : 2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.
Isa 51:10 : 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?
Isa 54:5 : 5 For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Jer 10:16 : 16 The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.

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