Psalm 74:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
You broke openבָ֭קַעְתָּ
(va·ka'·ta)
1234: to cleave, break open or througha prim. root
springsמַעְיָ֣ן
(ma'·yan)
4599: a springfrom ayin
and torrents;וָנָ֑חַל
(va·na·chal;)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
You driedהֹ֝ובַ֗שְׁתָּ
(ho·v·vash·ta)
3001: to be dry, dried up, or withereda prim. root
up ever-flowingאֵיתָֽן׃
(ei·tan.)
386: perennial, ever-flowing, permanencefrom an unused word
streams.נַהֲרֹ֥ות
(na·ha·ro·vt)
5104: a stream, riverfrom nahar


















KJV Lexicon
Thou didst cleave
baqa`  (baw-kah')
to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
the fountain
ma`yan  (mah-yawn')
a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction) -- fountain, spring, well.
and the flood
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
thou driedst up
yabesh  (yaw-bashe')
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
mighty
'eythan  (ay-thawn')
from an unused root (meaning to continue); permanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftain -- hard, mighty, rough, strength, strong.
rivers
nahar  (naw-hawr')
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity -- flood, river.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
You broke open springs and torrents; You dried up ever-flowing streams.

King James Bible
Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You opened up springs and streams; You dried up ever-flowing rivers.

International Standard Version
You opened both the spring and the river; you dried up flowing rivers.

NET Bible
You broke open the spring and the stream; you dried up perpetually flowing rivers.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
You shook the springs in the valleys; you dried up mighty rivers.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You opened the springs and brooks. You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.

King James 2000 Bible
You did break open the fountain and the flood: you dried up mighty rivers.
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