Psalms 78:53
And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
*†And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea ouerwhelmed their enemies.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. couered.
- *Cross-referenceExod.14.27. & 15.10.
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- Exodus 14:19–20Rank 1 from verse 53
19¶ And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
20And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
19¶ And the Angel of God which went before the campe of Israel, remoued and went behind them, and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behinde them.
20And it came betweene the campe of the Egyptians, and the campe of Israel, and it was a cloud and darkenesse to them, but it gaue light by night to these: so that the one came not neere the other all the night.
- Exodus 15:10Rank 2 from verse 53
- Exodus 14:27–28Rank 3 from verse 53
27And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
28And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
27And Moses stretched foorth his hand ouer the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared: and the Egyptians fled against it: and the LORD †ouerthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
28And the waters returned, and couered the charets, and the horsemen, and all the hoste of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them: there remained not so much as *one of them.
- Exodus 14:15Rank 4 from verse 53
- Hebrews 11:29Rank 5 from verse 53
- Psalms 136:15Rank 6 from verse 53
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Psalms 78:53
Guided, conducted, directed, or went before.
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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
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In safety; securely; without danger or harm.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.
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overwhelmed
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of overwhelm, meaning to overpower or bear down.
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52But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
52But made his owne people to goe forth like sheepe: and guided them in the wildernesse like a flocke.
53And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
53*†And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea ouerwhelmed their enemies.
Selected passage54And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.
54And he brought them to the border of his sanctuarie: euen to this mountaine which his right hand had purchased.