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Habakkuk 3:15
You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Habakkuk addresses God directly in a prophetic prayer, recounting divine intervention against an enemy who threatened the weak, immediately before describing his own physical trembling and resolve to wait.
The words — The Hebrew דָּרַ֥כְתָּ (da.Rakh.ta) literally means "you trod," while חֹ֖מֶר מַ֥יִם רַבִּֽים (Cho.mer Ma.yim ra.Bim) translates literally to "a heap of many waters."
The thread — This imagery runs with God's path through the sea in Psalm 77:19, His prior questioning of raging against the sea in Habakkuk 3:8, and the piled waters at the Exodus in Exodus 15:8.
Why it lands — The text states that God trampled the sea and churned the great waters with His horses, demanding recognition of His control over chaotic forces before the prophet's fearful submission and patient waiting.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
Cross-references
- Psalms 77:19 Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.
- Habakkuk 3:8 Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?
- Exodus 15:8 At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.