Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

By His power He stirred the sea,
and by His understanding He crushed Rahab.

New American Standard Bible

“He quieted the sea with His power,
And by His understanding He shattered Rahab.

King James Version

He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

International Standard Version

By his power he disturbs the sea; and with his skill he shatters the sea monster.

A Conservative Version

He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smites through Rahab.

American Standard Version

He stirreth up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.

Amplified


“He stirred up the sea by His power,
And by His understanding He smashed [proud] Rahab.

Bible in Basic English

By his power the sea was made quiet; and by his wisdom Rahab was wounded.

Darby Translation

He stirreth up the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.

Julia Smith Translation

By his power he caused the sea to tremble; by his understanding he smote through pride.

King James 2000

He divides the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through the storm.

Lexham Expanded Bible

By his power he stilled the sea, and by his understanding he struck down Rahab.

Modern King James verseion

He quiets the sea with His power, and by His understanding He shatters the proud.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He filleth the sea with his power, and through his wisdom smiteth he the strength thereof.

NET Bible

By his power he stills the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab the great sea monster to pieces.

New Heart English Bible

He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.

The Emphasized Bible

By his strength, hath he excited the sea, and, by his skill, hath he shattered the Crocodile:

Webster

He divideth the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

World English Bible

He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.

Youngs Literal Translation

By His power He hath quieted the sea, And by His understanding smitten the proud.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רגע 
Raga` 
Usage: 13

the sea
ים 
Yam 
Usage: 396

with his power
כּוח כּח 
Koach 
Usage: 126

תּובנה תּבוּנה תּבוּןo 
Tabuwn 
Usage: 42

he smiteth
מחץ 
Machats 
Usage: 15

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

God's Power Over Creation

11 The pillars that hold up the sky tremble,
astounded at His rebuke.
12 By His power He stirred the sea,
and by His understanding He crushed Rahab.
13 By His breath the heavens gained their beauty;
His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.



Cross References

Isaiah 51:15

For I am Yahweh your God
who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar
His name is Yahweh of Hosts.

Jeremiah 31:35

This is what the Lord says:

The One who gives the sun for light by day,
the fixed order of moon and stars for light by night,
who stirs up the sea and makes its waves roar
Yahweh of Hosts is His name:

Exodus 14:21-31

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove the sea back with a powerful east wind all that night and turned the sea into dry land. So the waters were divided,

Job 9:13

God does not hold back His anger;
Rahab’s assistants cringe in fear beneath Him!

Job 12:13

Wisdom and strength belong to God;
counsel and understanding are His.

Job 40:11-12

Unleash your raging anger;
look on every proud person and humiliate him.

Psalm 29:10

The Lord sat enthroned at the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned, King forever.

Psalm 74:13

You divided the sea with Your strength;
You smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters;

Psalm 89:9-10

You rule the raging sea;
when its waves surge, You still them.

Psalm 93:3-4

The floods have lifted up, Lord,
the floods have lifted up their voice;
the floods lift up their pounding waves.

Psalm 114:2-7

Judah became His sanctuary,
Israel, His dominion.

Isaiah 2:12

For a day belonging to the Lord of Hosts is coming
against all that is proud and lofty,
against all that is lifted up—it will be humbled—

Isaiah 51:9

Wake up, wake up!
Put on the strength of the Lord’s power.
Wake up as in days past,
as in generations of long ago.
Wasn’t it You who hacked Rahab to pieces,
who pierced the sea monster?

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and glorify the King of heaven, because all His works are true and His ways are just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.

James 4:6

But He gives greater grace. Therefore He says:

God resists the proud,
but gives grace to the humble.

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