Exodus 14:21-15:13

New International Version

²¹Then Moses stretched out his hand^(A) over the sea,^(B) and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind^(C) and turned it into dry land.^(D) The waters were divided,^(E) ²²and the Israelites went through the sea^(F) on dry ground,^(G) with a wall^(H) of water on their right and on their left.

²³The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots and horsemen^(I) followed them into the sea. ²⁴During the last watch of the night the Lord looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud^(J) at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion.^(K) ²⁵He jammed^[a] the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, “Let’s get away from the Israelites! The Lord is fighting^(L) for them against Egypt.”^(M)

²⁶Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.” ²⁷Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place.^(N) The Egyptians were fleeing toward^[b] it, and the Lord swept them into the sea.^(O) ²⁸The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea.^(P) Not one of them survived.^(Q)

²⁹But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground,^(R) with a wall^(S) of water on their right and on their left. ³⁰That day the Lord saved^(T) Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore. ³¹And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand^(U) of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared^(V) the Lord and put their trust^(W) in him and in Moses his servant.

The Song of Moses and Miriam

15 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song^(X) to the Lord:

“I will sing^(Y) to the Lord,
for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver^(Z)
he has hurled into the sea.^(AA)

²“The Lord is my strength^(AB) and my defense^[c];
    he has become my salvation.^(AC)
He is my God,^(AD) and I will praise him,
    my father’s God, and I will exalt^(AE) him.
³The Lord is a warrior;^(AF)
    the Lord is his name.^(AG)
⁴Pharaoh’s chariots and his army^(AH)
    he has hurled into the sea.
The best of Pharaoh’s officers
    are drowned in the Red Sea.^[d]
⁵The deep waters^(AI) have covered them;
    they sank to the depths like a stone.^(AJ)
⁶Your right hand,^(AK) Lord,
    was majestic in power.
Your right hand,^(AL) Lord,
    shattered^(AM) the enemy.

⁷“In the greatness of your majesty^(AN)
    you threw down those who opposed you.
You unleashed your burning anger;^(AO)
    it consumed^(AP) them like stubble.
⁸By the blast of your nostrils^(AQ)
    the waters piled up.^(AR)
The surging waters stood up like a wall;^(AS)
    the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.^(AT)
⁹The enemy boasted,
    ‘I will pursue,^(AU) I will overtake them.
I will divide the spoils;^(AV)
    I will gorge myself on them.
I will draw my sword
    and my hand will destroy them.’
¹⁰But you blew with your breath,^(AW)
    and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
    in the mighty waters.^(AX)
¹¹Who among the gods
    is like you,^(AY) Lord?
Who is like you—
    majestic in holiness,^(AZ)
awesome in glory,^(BA)
    working wonders?^(BB)

¹²“You stretch out^(BC) your right hand,
    and the earth swallows your enemies.^(BD)
¹³In your unfailing love you will lead^(BE)
    the people you have redeemed.^(BF)
In your strength you will guide them
    to your holy dwelling.^(BG)

Footnotes

Exodus 14:25 See Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint and Syriac; Masoretic Text removed
Exodus 14:27 Or from
Exodus 15:2 Or song
Exodus 15:4 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verse 22