Exodus 14:21

And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and Yahweh carried away the sea by a mighty east wind all the night, and turned the sea into dry land,—and the waters were cloven asunder.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

In Context

20so it came in between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel, so it became a cloud and darkness, and yet lighted up the night,—so that the one came not near unto the other, all the night.

22Then went the sons of Israel into the midst of the sea on the dry ground,—and, the waters, to them, were a wall, on their right hand and on their left.

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Cross References

Exodus 14:16and, thou, lift high thy staff and stretch forth thy hand over the sea and cleave it asunder,—that the sons of Israel may enter into the midst of the sea on dry ground;

Joshua 2:10For we have heard how Yahweh, dried up, the waters of the Red Sea from before you, when ye came forth out of Egypt,—and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites who were over the Jordan unto Sihon and unto Og, whom ye devoted to destruction;

Joshua 4:23in that Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan, from before you, until ye had passed over,—as Yahweh your God had done unto the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we had passed over:

Job 26:12By his strength, hath he excited the sea, and, by his skill, hath he shattered the Crocodile:

Psalms 66:6He turned the sea into dry land, Through the stream, crossed they over on foot, There did we rejoice in him:

Psalms 78:13He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through, And reared up the waters like a mound;

Matthew Henry on Exodus 14:16-21

The Pillar of Cloud. ( b. c. 1491.) 15 And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: 16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. 17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 18… Read the whole commentary →

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