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My name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/51.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the LORD of hosts is his name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/51.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/51.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But I <i>am</i> the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts <i>is</i> his name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/51.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But I <i>am</i> the LORD your God, Who divided the sea whose waves roared— The LORD of hosts <i>is</i> His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/51.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar (the LORD of armies is His name).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/51.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For I am the LORD your God, who stirs up the sea and its waves roar (the LORD of hosts is His name).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/51.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For I am the LORD your God, who stirs up the sea and its waves roar (the LORD of hosts is His name).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/51.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For I am Yahweh your God, who stirs up the sea, and its waves roar—Yahweh of hosts is His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/51.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of hosts is His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/51.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar — his name is the LORD of Armies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/51.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I am Yahweh your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— His name is Yahweh of Hosts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/51.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For I am Jehovah thy God, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar: Jehovah of hosts is his name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/51.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will help them because I am your God, the LORD All-Powerful, who makes the ocean roar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/51.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For I am the LORD thy God, which stirreth up the sea, that the waves thereof roar: the LORD of hosts is his name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/51.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea and makes its waves roar. My name is the LORD of Armies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/51.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I am the LORD your God; I stir up the sea and make its waves roar. My name is the LORD Almighty! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/51.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"For I am the LORD your God, who churns up the sea, so that its waves roar, 'The LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/51.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar?the LORD of Hosts is His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/51.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who churns up the sea so that its waves surge. The LORD who commands armies is his name! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/51.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God, who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar: the LORD of hosts is his name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/51.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/51.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For I am Yahweh your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar. Yahweh of Armies is his name. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/51.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I [am] your God YHWH, "" Quieting the sea when its billows roar, "" YHWH of Hosts [is] His Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/51.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I am Jehovah thy God, Quieting the sea, when its billows roar, Jehovah of Hosts is His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/51.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I am Jehovah thy God causing the sea to tremble. And its billows shall be put in motion: Jehovah of armies his name.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/51.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But I am the Lord thy God, who trouble the sea, and the waves thereof swell: the Lord of hosts is my name. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/51.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But I am the Lord, your God, who stirs up the sea, and who makes the waves swell. The Lord of hosts is my name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/51.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For I am the LORD, your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar; the LORD of hosts by name. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/51.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the LORD of hosts is his name.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/51.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God who rebukes the sea, and its waves are calm; the LORD of hosts is his name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/51.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I AM LORD JEHOVAH your God who rebukes the sea and its waves are calm. LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts is his Name! <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/51.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For I am the LORD thy God, Who stirreth up the sea, that the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/51.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />for I am thy God, that troubles the sea, and causes the waves thereof to roar: the Lord of hosts is my name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/51-15.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=11590" 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">14</span>The captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the dungeon, and his bread will not be lacking. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: wə·’ā·nō·ḵî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">For I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/7280.htm" title="7280: rō·ḡa‘ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to toss violently and suddenly; figuratively to settle, i.e. Quiet; specifically, to wink.">who stirs up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām (Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">the sea</a> <a href="/hebrew/1530.htm" title="1530: gal·lāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A heap, wave, billow. From galal; something rolled, i.e. A heap of stone or dung, by analogy, a spring of water.">so that its waves</a> <a href="/hebrew/1993.htm" title="1993: way·ye·hĕ·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to make a loud sound like Engl. hum); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor.">roar—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">is His name.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>I have put My words in your mouth, and covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’ ”…<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="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Jeremiah 31:35</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Psalm 89:9</a></span><br />You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21</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,<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="/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.<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="/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</a></span><br />The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/93-4.htm">Psalm 93:4</a></span><br />Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-22.htm">Jeremiah 5:22</a></span><br />Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-7.htm">Psalm 65:7</a></span><br />You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-26.htm">Matthew 8:26-27</a></span><br />“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. / The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39-41</a></span><br />Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24-25</a></span><br />The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-19.htm">John 6:19-21</a></span><br />When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified. / But Jesus spoke up: “It is I; do not be afraid.” / Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But I am the LORD your God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.</p><p class="hdg">that divided</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10</a></b></br> <i>Art</i> thou not it 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?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11</a></b></br> And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/26-12.htm">Job 26:12</a></b></br> He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Amos 9:5,6</a></b></br> And the Lord GOD of hosts <i>is</i> he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as <i>by</i> the flood of Egypt… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-4.htm">Isaiah 47:4</a></b></br> <i>As for</i> our redeemer, the LORD of hosts <i>is</i> his name, the Holy One of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/48-2.htm">Isaiah 48:2</a></b></br> For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts <i>is</i> his name.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/48-2.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-2.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-18.htm">Billows</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-4.htm">Calm</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-17.htm">Divided</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-2.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-13.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/job/37-17.htm">Quieting</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-10.htm">Raiseth</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/psalms/74-4.htm">Roared</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Stirreth</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Stirs</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-19.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm">Thundering</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-18.htm">Waves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Billows</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-42.htm">Calm</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Divided</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/acts/19-35.htm">Quieting</a> <a href="/john/5-21.htm">Raiseth</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-11.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-15.htm">Roared</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-7.htm">Stirreth</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-15.htm">Stirs</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Thundering</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Waves</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'; 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It recalls the covenantal language used throughout the Old Testament, particularly in the Pentateuch, where God repeatedly identifies Himself as the God of Israel (<a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2</a>). This declaration serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and His personal involvement in the lives of His people. It underscores the unique relationship that Israel has with God, distinguishing Him from the false gods of surrounding nations.<p><b>who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar</b><br>This imagery of God stirring the sea is a demonstration of His power over creation. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the sea often symbolized chaos and disorder. By asserting control over the sea, God is portrayed as the supreme authority over all chaos and natural forces. This echoes the creation narrative in Genesis, where God brings order out of chaos. It also connects to the Exodus event, where God parted the Red Sea, demonstrating His power to deliver His people (<a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a>). The roaring waves symbolize the might and majesty of God's creation, which He commands effortlessly.<p><b>the LORD of Hosts is His name</b><br>The title "LORD of Hosts" (Yahweh Sabaoth) signifies God's supreme command over the heavenly armies and all cosmic forces. This title is used frequently in the prophetic books to emphasize God's omnipotence and His ability to execute judgment and deliverance. It reassures the faithful of God's ultimate control over all spiritual and earthly realms. This name also points to God's role as a divine warrior who fights on behalf of His people, a theme seen in passages like <a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45</a>, where David confronts Goliath in the name of the LORD of Hosts. This title reinforces the assurance of God's protection and His active involvement in the affairs of the world.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal, self-existent nature and His relationship with Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Often symbolic of chaos and disorder in ancient Near Eastern literature, representing the forces that God controls.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_waves.htm">The Waves</a></b><br>A metaphor for the tumultuous and uncontrollable aspects of life that God has power over.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_of_hosts.htm">The LORD of Hosts</a></b><br>A title for God that emphasizes His supreme authority over the heavenly armies and all creation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecy, representing God's chosen people who are being reassured of His power and protection.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_chaos.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Chaos</a></b><br>Just as God stirs up the sea, He has control over the chaotic and unpredictable aspects of our lives. Trust in His sovereignty brings peace amidst turmoil.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_god's_presence.htm">The Assurance of God's Presence</a></b><br>The title "LORD of Hosts" assures us of God's powerful presence. In times of fear and uncertainty, remember that God is with us, commanding the forces of heaven.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Faith in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Reflect on how God delivered Israel through the Red Sea. In our own lives, God can make a way through seemingly insurmountable challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a></b><br>Just as God commands the sea, His Word has power and authority. Engage with Scripture to find strength and guidance in life's storms.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_and_reverence.htm">Worship and Reverence</a></b><br>Recognize God's majesty and power in creation. Let this lead us to worship Him with awe and reverence, acknowledging His lordship over all.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_51.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 51</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_worshiping_god_entail.htm">What does worshiping God entail?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'tarry'_mean.htm">What does Exodus 15:2 signify about God's role?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_rahab_and_dragon_in_isaiah.htm">Isaiah 51:9 references the defeat of Rahab and the dragon. Is there any historical or archaeological evidence to clarify who or what these entities represent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_lexicon.htm">How does Exodus 15:2 describe God's role for believers?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/51.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">But I</span> <span class= "bld">am . . .</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">Seeing that I am. </span>The fact which follows is not contrasted with that which precedes, but given as its ground. The might of Jehovah is seen in the storm-waves of the sea. It is seen not less in the fall and rise of empires.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/51.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But I am the Lord thy God, that divided the sea</span>; rather, for <span class="accented">I</span>, <span class="accented">the Lord thy God</span>, <span class="accented">am he that divided the sea</span> (comp. ver. 10). The reference is once more to the great miracle wrought at the Exodus, when the Red Sea was "divided" before the host of Israelites (<a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21</a>; comp. <a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Psalm 74:13</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Whose waves roared</span> (see <a href="/exodus/14-27.htm">Exodus 14:27</a>; <a href="/exodus/15-10.htm">Exodus 15:10</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/51-15.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">For I</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָֽנֹכִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who stirs up</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹגַ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(rō·ḡa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7280.htm">Strong's 7280: </a> </span><span class="str2">To toss violently and suddenly, to settle, quiet, to wink</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sea</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | 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">so that its waves</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּלָּ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(gal·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1530.htm">Strong's 1530: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of water</span><br /><br /><span class="word">roar—</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֶּהֱמ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ye·hĕ·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1993.htm">Strong's 1993: </a> </span><span class="str2">To make a, loud sound, commotion, tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hosts</span><br /><span class="heb">צְבָא֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] His name.</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/51-15.htm">Isaiah 51:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/51-15.htm">Isaiah 51:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/51-15.htm">Isaiah 51:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/51-15.htm">Isaiah 51:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/51-15.htm">Isaiah 51:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/51-15.htm">Isaiah 51:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/51-15.htm">Isaiah 51:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/51-15.htm">Isaiah 51:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/51-15.htm">Isaiah 51:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/51-15.htm">Isaiah 51:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/51-15.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 51:15 For I am Yahweh your God who (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/51-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 51:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 51:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/51-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 51:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 51:16" /></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>