Exodus 14:19–25

¹⁹Then the Angel of God, ^cwho 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. ^d20It came between the Egyptian and Israelite forces. The cloud was there in the darkness, yet it lit up the night. ^eSo 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, ^f22and 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. ²⁴Then during the morning watch, the Lord looked down on the Egyptian forces from the pillar of fire ^hand cloud, and threw them into confusion. ²⁵He caused their chariot wheels to swerve ^ijand made them drive ^kwith difficulty. “Let’s get away from Israel,” the Egyptians said, “because Yahweh is fighting for them against Egypt!”