Psalms 114:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,”

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BSBPD

“Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“What--to thee, O sea, that thou fleest? O Jordan, thou turnest back!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 114:5 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Jeremiah 47:6‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
  2. Habakkuk 3:8Were 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?

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