What was it, you sea, that you fled? You Jordan, that you turned back?
Parallel translations
- KJV What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?
- BSB Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
- NKJV What ails you, O sea, that you fled? O Jordan, that you turned back?
- NASB What ails you, sea, that you flee? Jordan, that you turn back?
- NLT What’s wrong, Red Sea, that made you hurry out of their way? What happened, Jordan River, that you turned away?
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Hab 3:8Was Yahweh displeased with the rivers? Was your anger against the rivers, or your wrath against the sea, that you rode on your horses, on your chariots of salvation?
- Jer 47:6–7“‘You sword of Yahweh, how long will it be before you are quiet? Put yourself back into your scabbard; rest, and be still.’
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