Psalm 114:3 “The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;”

Psalm 114:3

The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.

World English Bible

The sea saw it, and fled. The Jordan was driven back.

American Standard Version

The sea saw it, and fled; The Jordan was driven back.

Geneva Bible 1599

The Sea sawe it and fled: Iorden was turned backe.

Darby Translation

The sea saw it and fled, the Jordan turned back;

Young's Literal Translation

The sea hath seen, and fleeth, The Jordan turneth backward.

Bible in Basic English

The sea saw it, and went in flight; Jordan was turned back.

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Cross references

“sea”

Exodus 14:21 Psalm 77:16 Isaiah 63:12 Habakkuk 3:15 Psalm 104:7 Psalm 106:9

Exodus 14:21 · BSB

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,

Psalm 77:16 · BSB

The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.

Isaiah 63:12 · BSB

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,

Habakkuk 3:15 · BSB

You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.

Psalm 104:7 · BSB

At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—

Psalm 106:9 · BSB

He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.

“Jordan”

Joshua 3:13–16 Psalm 74:15 Habakkuk 3:9

Joshua 3:13–16 · BSB

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.”

Psalm 74:15 · BSB

You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.

Habakkuk 3:9 · BSB

You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel His dominion.

4the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.

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