And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
Parallel translations
- WEB He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
- BSB He saved them from the hand that hated them; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
- NKJV He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
- NASB So He saved them from the hand of one who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
- NLT So he rescued them from their enemies and redeemed them from their foes.
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Quick answer
God saved and redeemed Israel from the hand of those who hated them. It matters because He rescues His people from enemies they could not overcome.
Overview
At the sea God delivered Israel from the pursuing Egyptians (Exodus 14:30). The language of saving and redeeming highlights God as the mighty Deliverer. This redemption from bondage and enemies foreshadows the greater redemption from sin and death in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Exod 14:30Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.
- Ps 107:2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
- Mic 6:4For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
- Ps 136:24And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- Job 6:22–23Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
- Exod 15:13Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
- Deut 11:4And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day;
- Exod 15:9–10The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
- Neh 9:11And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.
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