Isaiah
Isaiah 51:10
10Was 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?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Was it not | הֲל֤וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| You | אַתְּ־ | ’at- | Pronoun - second person feminine singular | H859 thou |
| who dried up | הַמַּחֲרֶ֣בֶת | ham·ma·ḥă·re·ḇeṯ | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular | H2717 be dry, dried up |
| the sea | יָ֔ם | yām | Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| the waters | מֵ֖י | mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| of the great | רַבָּ֑ה | rab·bāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| deep | תְּה֣וֹם | tə·hō·wm | Noun - common singular | H8415 deep, sea, abyss |
| who made | הַשָּׂ֙מָה֙ | haś·śā·māh | Article; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| a road | דֶּ֖רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| in the depths | מַֽעֲמַקֵּי־ | ma·‘ă·maq·qê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4615 deep |
| of the sea | יָ֔ם | yām | Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| for the redeemed | גְּאוּלִֽים׃ | gə·’ū·lîm | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural | H1350 redeem, act as kinsman |
| to cross over | לַעֲבֹ֥ר | la·‘ă·ḇōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 43:16 · Isaiah 63:11–12 · Isaiah 50:2 · Exodus 15:13 · Exodus 14:21–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.