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At the blast of your breath

The waters divided!

They stood as solid walls to hold the seas apart.

The enemy said, “I will chase after them,

Catch up with them, destroy them.

I will cut them apart with my sword

And divide the captured booty.”

10 But God blew with his wind, and the sea covered them.

They sank as lead in the mighty waters.

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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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