(A)At the blast of Your nostrils the waters were piled up,
(B)The flowing waters stood up like a heap;
The depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
(C)The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will (D)divide the spoils;
[a]I shall [b]be satisfied against them;
I will draw my sword, my hand will [c]destroy them.’
10 (E)You blew with Your wind, the sea covered them;
(F)They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 15:9 Lit My soul
  2. Exodus 15:9 Lit be filled with them
  3. Exodus 15:9 Or dispossess; or drive them out

By the blast of your nostrils(A)
    the waters piled up.(B)
The surging waters stood up like a wall;(C)
    the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.(D)
The enemy boasted,
    ‘I will pursue,(E) I will overtake them.
I will divide the spoils;(F)
    I will gorge myself on them.
I will draw my sword
    and my hand will destroy them.’
10 But you blew with your breath,(G)
    and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
    in the mighty waters.(H)

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