Exodus 14:19–25

¹⁹Then the angel of God,^d who was going in front of the Israelite forces, moved and went behind them. The pillar of cloud moved from in front of them and stood behind them.^{e 20}It came between the Egyptian and Israelite forces. There was cloud and darkness, it lit up the night, and neither group came near the other all night long.

²¹Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove the sea back with a powerful east wind all that night and turned the sea into dry land. So the waters were divided,^{f 22}and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with the waters like a wall to them on their right and their left.^g

²³The Egyptians set out in pursuit—all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen—and went into the sea after them. ²⁴During the morning watch, the Lord looked down at the Egyptian forces from the pillar of fire^h and cloud, and threw the Egyptian forces into confusion. ²⁵He caused their chariot wheels to swerve^AB and made them drive^C with difficulty. “Let’s get away from Israel,” the Egyptians said, “because the Lord is fighting for them against Egypt!”