What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?
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Verse 5 is found in chapter 114 of Psalms. Psalm 114 poetically portrays the exodus through personified images of nature. The sea flees, the Jordan turns back, and the mountains leap before the presence of the God of Jacob. Creation responds to the God who delivers his people. The transformation of the rock into water recalls provision in the wilderness and summarizes an exodus theology in which the Lord rules both waters and land to sustain Israel.
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Was war dir, du Meer, daß du flohest, und du, Jordan, daß du dich zurückwandtest,
¿Qué tuviste, oh mar, que huiste? ¿Y tú, oh Jordán, que te volviste atrás?
¿Qué te sucede, mar, que huyes? ¿Y a ti, Jordán, que te vuelves atrás?
Qu'as-tu, mer, pour t'enfuir, Jourdain, pour retourner en arrière?
Che avesti, o mare, che tu fuggisti? E tu, Giordano, che ti rivolgesti a ritroso?
Que tiveste tu, ó mar, que fugiste, e tu, ó Jordão, que voltaste para trás?
滄海啊,你為何奔逃? 約旦 哪,你為何倒流?
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