OET interlinear HAB 3:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דָּרַ֥כְתָּ בַ⁠יָּ֖ם סוּסֶ֑י⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: trampled on,sea horses_of,your churning_of waters many )

Habakkuk is speaking of God as if God were a warrior riding horses through the sea. He is basing this image on the Israelites’ historic Red Sea crossing. The horses represent God’s power in battle and the sea represents God’s enemies. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [You triumphed over your enemies]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

חֹ֖מֶר מַ֥יִם רַבִּֽים

churning_of waters (Some words not found in UHB: trampled on,sea horses_of,your churning_of waters many )

Habakkuk is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [you trod through the heap of great waters]