Hebrews 11:29
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29 By faith (A)they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned.
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Exodus 14:13-15:21
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13 And Moses said to the people, (A)“Do not be afraid. (B)Stand still, and see the (C)salvation[a] of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall (D)see again no more forever. 14 (E)The Lord will fight for you, and you shall (F)hold[b] your peace.”
15 And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. 16 But (G)lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. 17 And I indeed will (H)harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So I will (I)gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen. 18 Then the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gained honor for Myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
19 And the Angel of God, (J)who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before them and stood behind them. 20 So it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. Thus it was a cloud and darkness to the one, and it gave light by night to the other, so that the one did not come near the other all that night.
21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and (K)made the sea into dry land, and the waters were (L)divided. 22 So (M)the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were (N)a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 23 And the Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
24 Now it came to pass, in the morning (O)watch, that (P)the Lord looked down upon the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and He [c]troubled the army of the Egyptians. 25 And He [d]took off their chariot wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord (Q)fights for them against the Egyptians.”
26 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen.” 27 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea (R)returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the Lord (S)overthrew[e] the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 Then (T)the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained. 29 But (U)the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
30 So the Lord (V)saved[f] Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel (W)saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31 Thus Israel saw the great [g]work which the Lord had done in Egypt; so the people feared the Lord, and (X)believed the Lord and His servant Moses.
The Song of Moses(Y)
15 Then (Z)Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and spoke, saying:
“I will (AA)sing to the Lord,
For He has triumphed gloriously!
The horse and its rider
He has thrown into the sea!
2 The Lord is my strength and (AB)song,
And He has become my salvation;
He is my God, and (AC)I will praise Him;
My (AD)father’s God, and I (AE)will exalt Him.
3 The Lord is a man of (AF)war;
The Lord is His (AG)name.
4 (AH)Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea;
(AI)His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.
5 The depths have covered them;
(AJ)They sank to the bottom like a stone.
6 “Your (AK)right hand, O Lord, has become glorious in power;
Your right hand, O Lord, has dashed the enemy in pieces.
7 And in the greatness of Your (AL)excellence
You have overthrown those who rose against You;
You sent forth (AM)Your wrath;
It (AN)consumed them (AO)like stubble.
8 And (AP)with the blast of Your nostrils
The waters were gathered together;
(AQ)The floods stood upright like a heap;
The depths [h]congealed in the heart of the sea.
9 (AR)The enemy said, ‘I will pursue,
I will overtake,
I will (AS)divide the spoil;
My desire shall be satisfied on them.
I will draw my sword,
My hand shall destroy them.’
10 You blew with Your wind,
The sea covered them;
They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
11 “Who(AT) is like You, O Lord, among the [i]gods?
Who is like You, (AU)glorious in holiness,
Fearful in (AV)praises, (AW)doing wonders?
12 You stretched out Your right hand;
The earth swallowed them.
13 You in Your mercy have (AX)led forth
The people whom You have redeemed;
You have guided them in Your strength
To (AY)Your holy habitation.
14 “The (AZ)people will hear and be afraid;
(BA)Sorrow[j] will take hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.
15 (BB)Then (BC)the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed;
(BD)The mighty men of Moab,
Trembling will take hold of them;
(BE)All the inhabitants of Canaan will (BF)melt away.
16 (BG)Fear and dread will fall on them;
By the greatness of Your arm
They will be (BH)as still as a stone,
Till Your people pass over, O Lord,
Till the people pass over
(BI)Whom You have purchased.
17 You will bring them in and (BJ)plant them
In the (BK)mountain of Your inheritance,
In the place, O Lord, which You have made
For Your own dwelling,
The (BL)sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established.
18 “The(BM) Lord shall reign forever and ever.”
19 For the (BN)horses of Pharaoh went with his chariots and his horsemen into the sea, and (BO)the Lord brought back the waters of the sea upon them. But the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.
The Song of Miriam(BP)
20 Then Miriam (BQ)the prophetess, (BR)the sister of Aaron, (BS)took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her (BT)with timbrels and with dances. 21 And Miriam (BU)answered them:
(BV)“Sing to the Lord,
For He has triumphed gloriously!
The horse and its rider
He has thrown into the sea!”
Footnotes
- Exodus 14:13 deliverance
- Exodus 14:14 Lit. be quiet
- Exodus 14:24 confused
- Exodus 14:25 Sam., LXX, Syr. bound
- Exodus 14:27 Lit. shook off
- Exodus 14:30 delivered
- Exodus 14:31 Lit. hand with which the Lord worked
- Exodus 15:8 became firm
- Exodus 15:11 mighty ones
- Exodus 15:14 Anguish
Psalm 106:9-11
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9 (A)He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up;
So (B)He led them through the depths,
As through the wilderness.
10 He (C)saved them from the hand of him who hated them,
And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11 (D)The waters covered their enemies;
There was not one of them left.
Psalm 78:13
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13 (A)He divided the sea and caused them to pass through;
And (B)He made the waters stand up like a heap.
Isaiah 63:11-16
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11 Then he (A)remembered the days of old,
Moses and his people, saying:
“Where is He who (B)brought them up out of the sea
With the [a]shepherd of His flock?
(C)Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them,
12 Who led them by the right hand of Moses,
(D)With His glorious arm,
(E)Dividing the water before them
To make for Himself an everlasting name,
13 (F)Who led them through the deep,
As a horse in the wilderness,
That they might not stumble?”
14 As a beast goes down into the valley,
And the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest,
So You lead Your people,
(G)To make Yourself a glorious name.
A Prayer of Penitence
15 (H)Look down from heaven,
And see (I)from Your habitation, holy and glorious.
Where are Your zeal and Your strength,
The yearning (J)of Your heart and Your mercies toward me?
Are they restrained?
16 (K)Doubtless You are our Father,
Though Abraham (L)was ignorant of us,
And Israel does not acknowledge us.
You, O Lord, are our Father;
Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 63:11 MT, Vg. shepherds
Joshua 2:10
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10 For we have heard how the Lord (A)dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and (B)what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you (C)utterly destroyed.
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Habakkuk 3:8-10
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8 O Lord, were You displeased with the rivers,
Was Your anger against the rivers,
Was Your wrath against the sea,
That You rode on Your horses,
Your chariots of salvation?
9 Your bow was made quite ready;
Oaths were sworn over Your [a]arrows. Selah
You divided the earth with rivers.
10 The mountains saw You and trembled;
The overflowing of the water passed by.
The deep uttered its voice,
And (A)lifted its hands on high.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 3:9 Lit. tribes or rods, cf. v. 14
Isaiah 51:9-10
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9 (A)Awake, awake, (B)put on strength,
O arm of the Lord!
Awake (C)as in the ancient days,
In the generations of old.
(D)Are You not the arm that cut (E)Rahab apart,
And wounded the (F)serpent?
10 Are You not the One who (G)dried up the sea,
The waters of the great deep;
That made the depths of the sea a road
For the redeemed to cross over?
Isaiah 11:15-16
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15 The Lord (A)will utterly [a]destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt;
With His mighty wind He will shake His fist over [b]the River,
And strike it in the seven streams,
And make men cross over [c]dry-shod.
16 (B)There will be a highway for the remnant of His people
Who will be left from Assyria,
(C)As it was for Israel
In the day that he came up from the land of Egypt.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 11:15 So with MT, Vg.; LXX, Syr., Tg. dry up
- Isaiah 11:15 The Euphrates
- Isaiah 11:15 Lit. in sandals
Psalm 136:13-15
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13 (A)To Him who divided the Red Sea in two,
For His mercy endures forever;
14 And made Israel pass through the midst of it,
For His mercy endures forever;
15 (B)But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,
For His mercy endures forever;
Psalm 114:1-5
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The Power of God in His Deliverance of Israel(A)
114 When (B)Israel went out of Egypt,
The house of Jacob (C)from a people [a]of strange language,
2 (D)Judah became His sanctuary,
And Israel His dominion.
3 (E)The sea saw it and fled;
(F)Jordan turned back.
4 (G)The mountains skipped like rams,
The little hills like lambs.
5 (H)What ails you, O sea, that you fled?
O Jordan, that you turned back?
Footnotes
- Psalm 114:1 who spoke unintelligibly
Psalm 66:6
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6 (A)He turned the sea into dry land;
(B)They went through the river on foot.
There we will rejoice in Him.
Nehemiah 9:11
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11 (A)And You divided the sea before them,
So that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land;
And their persecutors You threw into the deep,
(B)As a stone into the mighty waters.
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