The depths have covered them; they sank there like a stone.
Parallel translations
- WEB The deeps cover them. They went down into the depths like a stone.
- KJV The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.
- NKJV The depths have covered them; They sank to the bottom like a stone.
- NASB “The waters cover them; They went down into the depths like a stone.
- NLT The deep waters gushed over them; they sank to the bottom like a stone.
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Quick answer
The deeps covered the Egyptians, and they sank like a stone.
Overview
The vivid image of sinking stones conveys the finality and totality of Egypt's destruction. There is no struggle, only the swift descent of the proud into the depths. God's judgment on the enemies of His people is sure and complete.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Neh 9:11You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.
- Exod 14:28The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
- Exod 15:10But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
- Jer 51:63–64When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.
- Ezek 27:34Now you are shattered by the seas in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and the people among you have gone down with you.
- Mic 7:19He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
- Rev 18:21Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.
- Jonah 2:2saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
- Matt 18:6But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
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