Exodus 15:5

The abyss has covered them. They descended into the depths like a stone.

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In The King James Version

The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.

In Context

4The chariots of Pharaoh, and his army, he has cast into the sea; his elect leaders have been submerged in the Red Sea.

6Your right hand, O Lord, has been magnified in strength. Your right hand, O Lord, has struck down the enemy.

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Cross References

Exodus 15:10Your breath blew, and the sea covered them. They were submerged like lead into the mighty waters.

Jeremiah 51:63And when you will have completed reading this book, you will tie a stone to it, and you will cast it into the midst of the Euphrates.

Jonah 2:2And Jonah prayed to the Lord, his God, from the belly of the fish.

Matthew 18:6But whoever will have led astray one of these little ones, who trust in me, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung around his neck, and to be submerged in the depths of the sea.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 15:2-22

Triumphant Song of the Israelites. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord , and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord , for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 2 The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him. 3 The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name. 4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the… Read the whole commentary →

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