Exodus 14:16–15:21

¹⁶But ^tlift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. ¹⁷And I, behold, I will ^uharden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will ^xget me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. ¹⁸And the Egyptians ^yshall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. ¹⁹And ^zthe angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them: ²⁰And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.

²¹And Moses ^astretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and ^bmade the sea ^cdry land, and the waters were ^ddivided. ²²And ^ethe children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. ²³And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. ²⁴And it came to pass, that in ^fthe morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians, ²⁵And took off their chariot wheels, ^||that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord ^gfighteth for them against the Egyptians. ²⁶And the Lord said unto Moses, ^hStretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. ²⁷ⁱAnd Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea ^kreturned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; ^land the Lord ^†overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. ²⁸And ^mthe waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as ⁿone of them. ²⁹But ^othe children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. ³⁰Thus the Lord ^psaved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore. ³¹And Israel saw that great ^†work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and ^qbelieved the Lord, and his servant Moses.

15Then sang ^aMoses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying,

I will ^bsing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously:

The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

²The Lord is my strength and ^csong,

And he is become my ^dsalvation:

He is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation;

My ^efather’s God, and I ^fwill exalt him.

³The Lord is a man of ^gwar: ^hthe Lord is his name.

⁴ⁱPharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea:

His chosen ^kcaptains also are drowned in the Red sea.

⁵The depths ^lhave covered them:

^mThey sank into the bottom as a stone.

⁶ⁿThy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power:

Thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.

⁷And in the greatness of thine ^oexcellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee:

Thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them ^pas stubble.

⁸And ^qwith the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together,

^rThe floods stood upright as an heap,

And the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

⁹The enemy said, ^sI will pursue, I will overtake,

I will ^tdivide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them;

I will draw my sword, my hand shall ^||destroy them.

¹⁰Thou didst blow with thy wind, ^uthe sea covered them:

They sank as lead in the mighty waters.

^11xWho is like unto thee, O Lord, among the ^||gods?

Who is like thee, glorious in holiness,

Fearful in praises, ^ydoing wonders?

¹²Thou stretchedst out ^zthy right hand,

The earth swallowed them.

¹³Thou in thy mercy hast ^aled forth the people which ^bthou hast redeemed:

Thou hast ^cguided them in thy strength unto thy holy ^dhabitation.

^14eThe people shall hear, and be afraid:

^fSorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

¹⁵Then ^gthe dukes of Edom ^hshall be amazed;

The mighty men ⁱof Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them;

All the inhabitants of Canaan shall ^kmelt away.

^16lFear and ^mdread shall fall upon them;

By the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still ⁿas a stone;

Till thy people pass over, O Lord,

Till the people pass over, which ^othou hast purchased.

¹⁷Thou shalt bring them in, and ^pplant them in the mountain of thine inheritance,

In the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in,

In the ^qSanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.

^18rThe Lord shall reign for ever and ever.

¹⁹For the ^shorse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and ^tthe Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea. ²⁰And Miriam ^uthe prophetess, ^wthe sister of Aaron, ^xtook a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her ^ywith timbrels and ^zwith dances. ²¹And Miriam ^aanswered them,

^bSing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously;

The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.