Isaiah 51:15

“But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.”

"But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name." - Isaiah 51:15
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What does Isaiah 51:15 mean?

Isaiah 51:15 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "But I am the Lord thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The Lord of hosts is his name." This verse is a powerful statement of God's sovereignty and power, and it draws upon the rich history of the Israelite…

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The God Who Divides the Sea

In the book of Isaiah, we find powerful images that resonate deeply with both our spiritual and emotional lives. One such verse is Isaiah 51:15, which declares, "But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name." This…

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A Prayer to the God Who Divides the Seas

O Sovereign LORD, the Almighty and Everlasting God, we come before Your majestic throne with hearts that are humbled and spirits that are submitted to Your unfathomable power and profound grace. You, O LORD, are the God who divides the sea, whose waves roared in might, radiating…

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Isaiah 51:15 - "But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name."
Isaiah 51:21 - "¶ Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:"
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Joshua 15:51 - "And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:"
"¶ Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:" - Isaiah 51:21
Isaiah 51:14 - "The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail."
Psalms 51:15 - "O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise."
"And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:" - Joshua 15:51
Isaiah 51:2 - "Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him."
1 Corinthians 15:51 - "Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,"
Isaiah 51:19 - "These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?"
Isaiah 51:20 - "Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God."
Isaiah 51:10 - "Art 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?"
Isaiah 51:7 - "¶ Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings."
Isaiah 51:1 - "Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged."
"For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody." - Isaiah 51:3
Isaiah 51:9 - "¶ Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?"
Isaiah 51:5 - "My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust."
Jeremiah 51:15 - "He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding."
Isaiah 51:17 - "¶ Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out."
Isaiah 51:8 - "For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation."
Isaiah 51:12 - "I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;"
Isaiah 51:18 - "There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up."
Isaiah 51:11 - "Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away."
Isaiah 51:4 - "¶ Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people."
Isaiah 51:13 - "And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?"