Habakkuk 3 · Verse 15

Habakkuk 3:15

Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.

Habakkuk 3:15, King James Version

Habakkuk 3:15 in other translations

BSB	You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.
WEB	You trampled the sea with your horses, churning mighty waters.
ASV	Thou didst tread the sea with thy horses, The heap of mighty waters.
YLT	Thou hast proceeded through the sea with Thy horses--the clay of many waters.
DARBY	Thou didst walk through the sea with thy horses, The heap of great waters.
BBE	The feet of your horses were on the sea, on the mass of great waters.
Webster	Thou didst walk through the sea with thy horses, through the mire of great waters.

What does Habakkuk 3:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

15. Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses--(Ha 3:8). No obstacle could prevent Thy progress when leading Thy people in safety to their inheritance, whether the Red Sea, Jordan, or the figurative waves of foes raging against Israel (Psa 65:7; 77:19).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 15 Thou didst walk through the sea - There was no occasion to hurry across; all was safe, for God had divided the waters: and his terrible cloud had removed from before, and stood behind them, so that it was between them and the Egyptians. See Exo 14:19, Exo 14:20.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Habakkuk 3:3-15

God's people, when in distress, and ready to despair, seek help by considering the days of old, and the years of ancient times, and by pleading them with God in prayer. The resemblance between the Babylonish and Egyptian captivities, naturally presents itself to the mind, as well as the possibility of a like deliverance through the power of Jehovah. God appeared in his glory. All the powers of nature are shaken, and…

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Habakkuk 3:15 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.

דָּרַ֥כְתָּda.Rakh.tayou trodH1869

בַיָּ֖םvai.Yamon the seaH3220

סוּסֶ֑יךָsu.Sei.khahorses yourH5483

חֹ֖מֶרCho.mera heap ofH2563

מַ֥יִםMa.yimwatersH4325

רַבִּֽים\׃ra.BimmanyH7227

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Cross references for Habakkuk 3:15

Psalms 77:19
Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
Habakkuk 3:8
Was the Lord displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?
Exodus 15:8
And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

walk.
8; Ps 77:19
heap. or, mud.

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Context

Habakkuk 3:14
Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
Habakkuk 3:15
Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
Habakkuk 3:16
When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.

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Habakkuk 3:15 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Hiciste camino en la mar á tus caballos, por montón de grandes aguas.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Tu traversas la mer avec tes chevaux, l’amas de grandes eaux.
German Elberfelder 1871	Du betratest das Meer mit deinen Rossen, den Schwall großer Wasser. -
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Viam fecisti in mari equis tuis, in luto aquarum multarum.