You stretched out Your right hand; The earth swallowed them.
Parallel translations
- WEB You stretched out your right hand. The earth swallowed them.
- KJV Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.
- BSB You stretched out Your right hand, and the earth swallowed them up.
- NASB “You reached out with Your right hand, The earth swallowed them.
- NLT You raised your right hand, and the earth swallowed our enemies.
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Quick answer
God stretched out His right hand, and the earth swallowed the Egyptians.
Overview
The deliverance is again traced to God's mighty hand, here personified creation swallowing the foe. The language stresses that the enemy's destruction was God's direct doing. His sovereign power over heaven, sea, and earth is complete.
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- Exod 15:6Your right hand, Yahweh, is glorious in power. Your right hand, Yahweh, dashes the enemy in pieces.
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