For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves thereof.
For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves thereof.
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth up the waves thereof.
For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up its waves.
For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
For he commandeth - And what less than the command of God can raise up such winds as seem to heave old Ocean from his bed?
For he commandeth - Hebrew, "he says;" that is, He speaks the word, and it is done. The mere expression of his will raises up the storm, and throws the sea into commotion.
And raiseth the stormy wind - Margin, as in Hebrew, "Maketh to stand." The "stormy wind" is literally, the wind of the tempest.
Which lifteth up the waves thereof - The waves of the ocean. The wind seems to take them up, and lift them on high.