29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.(A)

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He rebuked(A) the Red Sea, and it dried up;(B)
    he led them through(C) the depths as through a desert.
10 He saved them(D) from the hand of the foe;(E)
    from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.(F)
11 The waters covered(G) their adversaries;
    not one of them survived.

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13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid.(A) Stand firm and you will see(B) the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see(C) again. 14 The Lord will fight(D) for you; you need only to be still.”(E)

15 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me?(F) Tell the Israelites to move on. 16 Raise your staff(G) and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water(H) so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. 17 I will harden the hearts(I) of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them.(J) And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen. 18 The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord(K) when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen.”

19 Then the angel of God,(L) who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud(M) also moved from in front and stood behind(N) them, 20 coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness(O) to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.

21 Then Moses stretched out his hand(P) over the sea,(Q) and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind(R) and turned it into dry land.(S) The waters were divided,(T) 22 and the Israelites went through the sea(U) on dry ground,(V) with a wall(W) of water on their right and on their left.

23 The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots and horsemen(X) followed them into the sea. 24 During the last watch of the night the Lord looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud(Y) at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion.(Z) 25 He jammed[a] the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, “Let’s get away from the Israelites! The Lord is fighting(AA) for them against Egypt.”(AB)

26 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.” 27 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place.(AC) The Egyptians were fleeing toward[b] it, and the Lord swept them into the sea.(AD) 28 The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea.(AE) Not one of them survived.(AF)

29 But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground,(AG) with a wall(AH) of water on their right and on their left. 30 That day the Lord saved(AI) Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore. 31 And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand(AJ) of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared(AK) the Lord and put their trust(AL) in him and in Moses his servant.

The Song of Moses and Miriam

15 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song(AM) to the Lord:

“I will sing(AN) to the Lord,
    for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver(AO)
    he has hurled into the sea.(AP)

“The Lord is my strength(AQ) and my defense[c];
    he has become my salvation.(AR)
He is my God,(AS) and I will praise him,
    my father’s God, and I will exalt(AT) him.
The Lord is a warrior;(AU)
    the Lord is his name.(AV)
Pharaoh’s chariots and his army(AW)
    he has hurled into the sea.
The best of Pharaoh’s officers
    are drowned in the Red Sea.[d]
The deep waters(AX) have covered them;
    they sank to the depths like a stone.(AY)
Your right hand,(AZ) Lord,
    was majestic in power.
Your right hand,(BA) Lord,
    shattered(BB) the enemy.

“In the greatness of your majesty(BC)
    you threw down those who opposed you.
You unleashed your burning anger;(BD)
    it consumed(BE) them like stubble.
By the blast of your nostrils(BF)
    the waters piled up.(BG)
The surging waters stood up like a wall;(BH)
    the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.(BI)
The enemy boasted,
    ‘I will pursue,(BJ) I will overtake them.
I will divide the spoils;(BK)
    I will gorge myself on them.
I will draw my sword
    and my hand will destroy them.’
10 But you blew with your breath,(BL)
    and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
    in the mighty waters.(BM)
11 Who among the gods
    is like you,(BN) Lord?
Who is like you—
    majestic in holiness,(BO)
awesome in glory,(BP)
    working wonders?(BQ)

12 “You stretch out(BR) your right hand,
    and the earth swallows your enemies.(BS)
13 In your unfailing love you will lead(BT)
    the people you have redeemed.(BU)
In your strength you will guide them
    to your holy dwelling.(BV)
14 The nations will hear and tremble;(BW)
    anguish(BX) will grip the people of Philistia.(BY)
15 The chiefs(BZ) of Edom(CA) will be terrified,
    the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling,(CB)
the people[e] of Canaan will melt(CC) away;
16     terror(CD) and dread will fall on them.
By the power of your arm
    they will be as still as a stone(CE)
until your people pass by, Lord,
    until the people you bought[f](CF) pass by.(CG)
17 You will bring(CH) them in and plant(CI) them
    on the mountain(CJ) of your inheritance—
the place, Lord, you made for your dwelling,(CK)
    the sanctuary,(CL) Lord, your hands established.

18 “The Lord reigns
    for ever and ever.”(CM)

19 When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots and horsemen[g] went into the sea,(CN) the Lord brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.(CO) 20 Then Miriam(CP) the prophet,(CQ) Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels(CR) and dancing.(CS) 21 Miriam sang(CT) to them:

“Sing to the Lord,
    for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver(CU)
    he has hurled into the sea.”(CV)

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 14:25 See Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint and Syriac; Masoretic Text removed
  2. Exodus 14:27 Or from
  3. Exodus 15:2 Or song
  4. Exodus 15:4 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verse 22
  5. Exodus 15:15 Or rulers
  6. Exodus 15:16 Or created
  7. Exodus 15:19 Or charioteers

Were you angry with the rivers,(A) Lord?
    Was your wrath against the streams?
Did you rage against the sea(B)
    when you rode your horses
    and your chariots to victory?(C)
You uncovered your bow,
    you called for many arrows.(D)
You split the earth with rivers;
10     the mountains saw you and writhed.(E)
Torrents of water swept by;
    the deep roared(F)
    and lifted its waves(G) on high.

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11 Then his people recalled[a] the days of old,
    the days of Moses and his people—
where is he who brought them through the sea,(A)
    with the shepherd of his flock?(B)
Where is he who set
    his Holy Spirit(C) among them,
12 who sent his glorious arm(D) of power
    to be at Moses’ right hand,
who divided the waters(E) before them,
    to gain for himself everlasting renown,(F)
13 who led(G) them through the depths?(H)
Like a horse in open country,
    they did not stumble;(I)
14 like cattle that go down to the plain,
    they were given rest(J) by the Spirit of the Lord.
This is how you guided your people
    to make for yourself a glorious name.

15 Look down from heaven(K) and see,
    from your lofty throne,(L) holy and glorious.
Where are your zeal(M) and your might?
    Your tenderness and compassion(N) are withheld(O) from us.
16 But you are our Father,(P)
    though Abraham does not know us
    or Israel acknowledge(Q) us;
you, Lord, are our Father,
    our Redeemer(R) from of old is your name.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:11 Or But may he recall

Awake, awake,(A) arm(B) of the Lord,
    clothe yourself with strength!(C)
Awake, as in days gone by,
    as in generations of old.(D)
Was it not you who cut Rahab(E) to pieces,
    who pierced that monster(F) through?
10 Was it not you who dried up the sea,(G)
    the waters of the great deep,(H)
who made a road in the depths of the sea(I)
    so that the redeemed(J) might cross over?

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15 The Lord will dry up(A)
    the gulf of the Egyptian sea;
with a scorching wind(B) he will sweep his hand(C)
    over the Euphrates River.(D)
He will break it up into seven streams
    so that anyone can cross over in sandals.(E)
16 There will be a highway(F) for the remnant(G) of his people
    that is left from Assyria,(H)
as there was for Israel
    when they came up from Egypt.(I)

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13 to him who divided the Red Sea[a](A) asunder
His love endures forever.
14 and brought Israel through(B) the midst of it,
His love endures forever.
15 but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;(C)
His love endures forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 136:13 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verse 15

Psalm 114

When Israel came out of Egypt,(A)
    Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
Judah(B) became God’s sanctuary,(C)
    Israel his dominion.

The sea looked and fled,(D)
    the Jordan turned back;(E)
the mountains leaped(F) like rams,
    the hills like lambs.

Why was it, sea, that you fled?(G)
    Why, Jordan, did you turn back?

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13 He divided the sea(A) and led them through;
    he made the water stand up like a wall.(B)

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He turned the sea into dry land,(A)
    they passed through(B) the waters on foot—
    come, let us rejoice(C) in him.

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11 You divided the sea before them,(A) so that they passed through it on dry ground, but you hurled their pursuers into the depths,(B) like a stone into mighty waters.(C)

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10 We have heard how the Lord dried up(A) the water of the Red Sea[a] for you when you came out of Egypt,(B) and what you did to Sihon and Og,(C) the two kings of the Amorites(D) east of the Jordan,(E) whom you completely destroyed.[b](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 2:10 Or the Sea of Reeds
  2. Joshua 2:10 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.

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