What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?
What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back? Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams? - rather in the present tense, which vividly sets the scene before our eyes, 'What aileth thee, O thou Sea, that thou dost flee? Thou Jordan, that thou art driven back? Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams,' etc.