Exodus 15 · Verse 16

Exodus 15:16

Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.
Exodus 15:16, King James Version

Exodus 15:16 in other translations

BSBand terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.
WEBTerror and dread falls on them. By the greatness of your arm they are as still as a stone, until your people pass over, LORD, until the people you have purchased pass over.
ASVTerror and dread falleth upon them; By the greatness of thine arm they are as still as a stone; Till thy people pass over, O Jehovah, Till the people pass over that thou hast purchased.
YLTFall on them doth terror and dread; By the greatness of Thine arm They are still as a stone, Till Thy people pass over, O Jehovah; Till the people pass over Whom Thou hast purchased.
DARBYFear and dread fall upon them; By the greatness of thine arm they are still as a stone; Till thy people pass over, Jehovah, Till the people pass over that thou hast purchased.
BBEFear and grief came on them; by the strength of your arm they were turned to stone; till your people went over, O Lord, till the people went over whom you have made yours.
WebsterFear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thy arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.

What does Exodus 15:16 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 Till thy people pass over - Not over the Red Sea, for that event had been already celebrated; but over the desert and Jordan, in order to be brought into the promised land.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 15:1-21

This song is the most ancient we know of. It is a holy song, to the honour of God, to exalt his name, and celebrate his praise, and his only, not in the least to magnify any man. Holiness to the Lord is in every part of it. It may be considered as typical, and prophetical of the final destruction of the enemies of the church. Happy the people whose God is the Lord. They have work to do, temptations to grapple with…

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Exodus 15:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

תִּפֹּ֨לti.Polit has fallenH5307
עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם'a.lei.Hemon themH5921
אֵימָ֙תָה֙'ei.Ma.tahterrorH367
וָפַ֔חַדva.Fa.chadand dreadH6343
בִּגְדֹ֥לbig.Dolon [the] greatness ofH1419
זְרוֹעֲךָ֖ze.ro.'a.Khastrength yourH2220
יִדְּמ֣וּyi.de.Muthey have become stillH1826
כָּאָ֑בֶןka.'A.venlike <the> stoneH68
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
יַעֲבֹ֤רya.'a.Vorit has passed byH5674
עַמְּךָ֙'a.me.Khapeople yourH5971
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
עַֽד\־'ad-untilH5704
יַעֲבֹ֖רya.'a.Vorit has passed byH5674
עַם\־'am-[the] peopleH5971
ז֥וּzuwhichH2098
קָנִֽיתָ\׃ka.Ni.tayou have boughtH7069

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 15:16

  • Psalms 74:2

    Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.

  • Deuteronomy 2:25

    This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

  • Joshua 2:9

    And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

  • 1 Samuel 25:37

    But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

  • Jeremiah 31:11

    For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.

  • Isaiah 43:1-3

    But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When 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. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

  • Exodus 11:7

    But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the Lord doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.

  • Isaiah 51:10

    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?

  • Titus 2:14

    Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

  • 1 Peter 2:9

    But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

  • 2 Peter 2:1

    But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

  • Deuteronomy 11:25

    There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the Lord your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.

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dread.
De 2:25; 11:25; Jos 2:9
still.
11:7; 1Sa 2:9; 25:37
which thou.
19:5,6; De 32:6,9; 2Sa 7:23; Ps 74:2; Isa 43:1-3; 51:10; Jer 31:11
Ac 20:28; Tit 2:14; 1Pe 2:9; 2Pe 2:1

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Context

  • Exodus 15:15

    Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

  • Exodus 15:16

    Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.

  • Exodus 15:17

    Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.

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Exodus 15:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Caiga sobre ellos temblor y espanto; á la grandeza de tu brazo enmudezcan como una piedra; hasta que haya pasado tu pueblo, oh Jehová, hasta que haya pasado este pueblo que tú rescataste.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
La crainte et la frayeur sont tombées sur eux: par la grandeur de ton bras ils sont devenus muets comme une pierre, jusqu’à ce que ton peuple, ô Éternel, ait passé, jusqu’à ce qu’ait passé ce peuple que tu t’es acquis.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Es überfiel sie Schrecken und Furcht; ob der Größe deines Armes verstummten sie gleich einem Stein, bis hindurchzog dein Volk, Jehova, bis hindurchzog das Volk, das du erworben hast.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Irruat super eos formido et pavor, in magnitudine brachii tui: fiant immobiles quasi lapis, donec pertranseat populus tuus, Domine, donec pertranseat populus tuus iste, quem possedisti.