Pharaoh’s chariots and army he has hurled into the sea. The finest of Pharaoh’s officers are drowned in the Red Sea.
Parallel translations
- WEB He has cast Pharaoh’s chariots and his army into the sea. His chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.
- KJV Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
- BSB Pharaoh’s chariots and army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea.
- NKJV Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.
- NASB “Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has thrown into the sea; And the choicest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea.
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Quick answer
The song recounts that God cast Pharaoh's chariots and chosen captains into the Red Sea.
Overview
Egypt's finest military power, the elite captains, are sunk in the depths by God's hand. The poetry rehearses the historical deliverance to fix it in Israel's memory and worship. God's complete overthrow of the oppressor is the cause of enduring praise.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Exod 14:13–28Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh, which he will work for you today: for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you shall never see them again.
- Exod 14:6–7He prepared his chariot, and took his army with him;
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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