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that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/51.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>Are</i> You not <i>the One</i> who dried up the sea, The waters of the great deep; That made the depths of the sea a road For the redeemed to cross over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/51.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Was it not You who dried up the sea, The waters of the great deep; Who made the depths of the sea a pathway For the redeemed to cross over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/51.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Was it not You who dried up the sea, The waters of the great deep; Who made the depths of the sea a pathway For the redeemed to cross over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/51.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Was it not Thou who dried up the sea, The waters of the great deep; Who made the depths of the sea a pathway For the redeemed to cross over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/51.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Was it not You who dried up the sea, The waters of the great deep, Who made the depths of the sea a pathway For the redeemed to cross over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/51.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Was it not You who dried up the [Red] Sea, The waters of the great deep, Who made the depths of the sea a pathway For the redeemed to cross over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/51.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Wasn’t it you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made the sea-bed into a road for the redeemed to pass over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/51.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Wasn&#8217t it You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made the sea-bed into a road for the redeemed to pass over? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/51.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Is it not thou that driedst up the sea, the waters of the great deep; that madest the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/51.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Didn't you dry up the deep sea and make a road for your people to follow safely across? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/51.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Art thou not it which dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep; that made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/51.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Didn't you dry up the sea, the water of the great ocean? You made a road in the depths of the sea so that the people reclaimed [by the LORD] might pass through it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/51.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It was you also who dried up the sea and made a path through the water, so that those you were saving could cross. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/51.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Was it not you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea so that the redeemed could cross over?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/51.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/51.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Did you not dry up the sea, the waters of the great deep? Did you not make a path through the depths of the sea, so those delivered from bondage could cross over? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/51.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Isn't it you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep; who made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/51.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Art thou not that 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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/51.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Isn’t it you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep; who made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/51.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Are You not it that is drying up a sea, "" Waters of a great deep? That has made deep places of a sea "" A way for the passing of the redeemed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/51.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Art not Thou it that is drying up a sea, Waters of a great deep? That hath made deep places of a sea A way for the passing of the redeemed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/51.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Was it not with him desolating the sea, the water of the great deep? setting the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/51.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Hast not thou dried up the sea, the water of the mighty deep, who madest the depth of the sea a way, that the delivered might pass over? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/51.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Have not you dried up the sea, the waters of the great abyss, and turned the depths of the sea into a road, so that the delivered could cross over it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/51.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Was it not you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, You who made the depths of the sea into a way for the redeemed to pass through? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/51.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Was it not you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep; who made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to cross over?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/51.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />It was thou that didst dry the sea, the waters of the great deep; that didst make the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/51.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You are this one who dried up the sea and water of the great Abyss, and in the depths of waters you made a road where the redeemed will pass over, the redeemed of LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/51.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Art thou not it that dried up the sea, The waters of the great deep; That made the depths of the sea a way For the redeemed to pass over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/51.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Art thou not it that dried the sea, the water, <i>even</i> the abundance of the deep; that made the depths of the sea a way of passage for the delivered and redeemed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/51-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=11528" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/51.htm">Salvation for Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon? <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō·w (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Was it not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at- (Pro-2fs) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/2717.htm" title="2717: ham·ma·ḥă·re·ḇeṯ (Art:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-fs) -- To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill. Or chareb; a primitive root; to parch i.e. to desolate, destroy, kill.">who dried up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yām (N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">the sea,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mê (N-mpc) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">the waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bāh (Adj-fs) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">of the great</a> <a href="/hebrew/8415.htm" title="8415: tə·hō·wm (N-cs) -- Deep, sea, abyss. Or thom; from huwm; an abyss, especially the deep.">deep,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: haś·śā·māh (Art:: V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">who made</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">a road</a> <a href="/hebrew/4615.htm" title="4615: ma·‘ă·maq·qê- (N-mpc) -- Depths. From amaq; a deep.">in the depths</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yām (N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">of the sea</a> <a href="/hebrew/1350.htm" title="1350: gə·’ū·lîm (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To redeem, act as kinsman. A primitive root, to redeem, i.e. To be the next of kin.">for the redeemed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: la·‘ă·ḇōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">to cross over?</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a></span><br />Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Psalm 106:9</a></span><br />He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-16.htm">Psalm 77:16-19</a></span><br />The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken. / The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. / Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11</a></span><br />You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/3-13.htm">Joshua 3:13-17</a></span><br />When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.” / So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them. / Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-16.htm">Isaiah 43:16-17</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters, / who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Isaiah 63:12-13</a></span><br />who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-13.htm">Psalm 136:13-14</a></span><br />He divided the Red Sea in two His loving devotion endures forever. / and led Israel through the midst, His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/26-12.htm">Job 26:12</a></span><br />By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-15.htm">Habakkuk 3:15</a></span><br />You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Psalm 74:13-14</a></span><br />You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea; / You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">Revelation 15:3</a></span><br />and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29</a></span><br />By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Are you not it which has dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that has made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?</p><p class="hdg">dried</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Isaiah 42:15</a></b></br> I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-16.htm">Isaiah 43:16</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Isaiah 50:2</a></b></br> Wherefore, when I came, <i>was there</i> no man? when I called, <i>was there</i> none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because <i>there is</i> no water, and dieth for thirst.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/47-2.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-27.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-27.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Driedst</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Drying</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-2.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-14.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/psalms/91-9.htm">Madest</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-3.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Pathway</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm">Places</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Ransomed</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-20.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-11.htm">Road</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-5.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-10.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-7.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-13.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Driedst</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-2.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-38.htm">Drying</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-20.htm">Madest</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-15.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/job/31-32.htm">Pathway</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-20.htm">Places</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-11.htm">Ransomed</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-11.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-10.htm">Road</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-15.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 51</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/51-1.htm">An exhortation after the pattern of Abraham, to trust in Christ</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm">By reason of his comfortable promises,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/51-4.htm">Of his righteous salvation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/51-7.htm">And man's mortality</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Christ by his sanctified arm defends his from the fear of man</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">He bewails the afflictions of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/51-21.htm">And promises deliverance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/51.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/51.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Was it not You who dried up the sea</b><br>This phrase recalls the miraculous event of the parting of the Red Sea, a foundational moment in Israel's history (<a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a>). It emphasizes God's power over creation and His ability to deliver His people from bondage. The drying up of the sea is a demonstration of divine intervention, showcasing God's sovereignty and faithfulness to His covenant with Israel. This act is often seen as a type of Christ's redemptive work, where He delivers believers from the bondage of sin.<p><b>the waters of the great deep</b><br>The "great deep" refers to the chaotic and threatening waters, often symbolizing danger and disorder in ancient Near Eastern thought. In <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>, the Spirit of God hovers over the waters, bringing order from chaos. This imagery reinforces God's control over the forces of nature and His ability to bring salvation out of chaos. It also connects to the eschatological hope found in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1</a>, where the sea is no more, symbolizing the removal of chaos and evil in the new creation.<p><b>who made a road in the depths of the sea</b><br>This phrase highlights God's provision of a safe passage for His people, turning an impassable barrier into a pathway of deliverance. It is a testament to God's ability to make a way where there seems to be none, a theme echoed in <a href="/isaiah/43-16.htm">Isaiah 43:16-19</a>. This miraculous road prefigures the way of salvation made through Christ, who declares Himself the way, the truth, and the life (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>).<p><b>for the redeemed to cross over</b><br>The term "redeemed" refers to those whom God has delivered from slavery, both physically and spiritually. In the context of the Exodus, it refers to the Israelites who were freed from Egyptian bondage. This redemption is a foreshadowing of the ultimate redemption through Jesus Christ, who redeems believers from sin and death (<a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a>). The crossing over signifies a transition from death to life, from slavery to freedom, and from the old life to the new, paralleling the believer's journey in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, Yahweh is depicted as the powerful deliverer who performs miraculous acts for His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea_and_the_great_deep.htm">The Sea and the Great Deep</a></b><br>Symbolic of chaos and danger, representing the obstacles that God overcomes for His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_redeemed.htm">The Redeemed</a></b><br>Refers to the Israelites, God's chosen people, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and crossed the Red Sea.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exodus_event.htm">The Exodus Event</a></b><br>The historical event where God parted the Red Sea, allowing the Israelites to escape from Egyptian bondage.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_road_in_the_sea.htm">The Road in the Sea</a></b><br>A miraculous path created by God, symbolizing His provision and guidance for His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>God has ultimate control over the natural world, as demonstrated by His ability to part the sea. This reassures believers of His power over any chaos in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance_and_redemption.htm">Deliverance and Redemption</a></b><br>Just as God redeemed Israel from Egypt, He offers spiritual redemption through Jesus Christ. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's saving power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_provision.htm">Faith in God's Provision</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey through the sea required faith. Similarly, believers are called to trust in God's provision and guidance through life's challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembrance_of_god's_past_faithfulness.htm">Remembrance of God's Past Faithfulness</a></b><br>Reflecting on God's past acts of deliverance strengthens faith and provides hope for current and future trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_pathway_through_obstacles.htm">God's Pathway Through Obstacles</a></b><br>God creates pathways through seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Believers should seek His guidance and trust in His ability to make a way.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/51.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Art thou not it which hath dried the sea?</span> rather, <span class="accented">was it not thou that didst dry up the sea?</span> (comp. <a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21, 22</a>). The waters of the Red Sea are called those of "the great deep," because they are a portion of the circumambient ocean, not a tideless land-locked basin, like the Mediterranean. That hath made; rather, <span class="accented">that madest.</span> The allusion is to the single occasion of the passage of the Red Sea by the Israelites. Ver. 11. - The redeemed of the Lord (see the comment on Isaiah 35:10. where the same passage occurs with scarcely any variation). Isaiah is not averse to repetitions (see <a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Isaiah 5:25</a>; <a href="/isaiah/9-12.htm">Isaiah 9:12, 17, 21</a>; <a href="/isaiah/10-4.htm">Isaiah 10:4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Isaiah 65:25</a>; <a href="/isaiah/48-22.htm">Isaiah 48:22; 57:21</a>, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/51-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Was it not</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲל֤וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(hă·lō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתְּ־</span> <span class="translit">(’at-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who dried up</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּחֲרֶ֣בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·ma·ḥă·re·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2717.htm">Strong's 2717: </a> </span><span class="str2">To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sea,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the waters</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the great</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deep,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּה֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(tə·hō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8415.htm">Strong's 8415: </a> </span><span class="str2">An abyss, the deep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who made</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׂ֙מָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a road</span><br /><span class="heb">דֶּ֖רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the depths</span><br /><span class="heb">מַֽעֲמַקֵּי־</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·maq·qê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4615.htm">Strong's 4615: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the sea</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the redeemed</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּאוּלִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(gə·’ū·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1350.htm">Strong's 1350: </a> </span><span class="str2">To redeem, act as kinsman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to cross over?</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲבֹ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·ḇōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 51:10 Isn't it you who dried up (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 51:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 51:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/51-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 51:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 51:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>