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Exodus 14:21-31 Deliverance at the Red Sea

21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided,

22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.

23 The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots and horsemen followed them into the sea.

24 During the last watch of the night the Lord looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion.

25 He made the wheels of their chariots come off so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, “Let’s get away from the Israelites! The Lord is fighting for them against Egypt.”

26 Then 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.”

27 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place. The Egyptians were fleeing toward it, and the Lord swept them into the sea.

28 The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.

29 But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.

30 That day the Lord saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore.

31 And when the Israelites saw the great power the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.

Cross References for Exodus 14:21-31

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Genesis 8:1 - But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ar... Click to read the verse Genesis 8:1 Click to read the verse Genesis 8:1

Acts 7:36 - He led them out of Egypt and did wonders and miraculous signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea and for ... Click to read the verse Acts 7:36 Click to read the verse Acts 7:36

Isaiah 63:12 - who sent his glorious arm of power to be at Moses’ right hand, who divided the waters before th... Click to read the verse Isaiah 63:12 Click to read the verse Isaiah 63:12

Exodus 10:13 - So Moses stretched out his staff over Egypt, and the Lord made an east wind blow across the lan... Click to read the verse Exodus 10:13 Click to read the verse Exodus 10:13

Exodus 7:19 - The Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters... Click to read the verse Exodus 7:19 Click to read the verse Exodus 7:19

Psalms 148:8 - lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding, Click to read the verse Psalms 148:8 Click to read the verse Psalms 148:8

Jonah 1:4 - Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threat... Click to read the verse Jonah 1:4 Click to read the verse Jonah 1:4

Exodus 14:16 - Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israeli... Click to read the verse Exodus 14:16 Click to read the verse Exodus 14:16

Psalms 136:13 - to him who divided the Red Sea asunder His love endures forever. Click to read the verse Psalms 136:13 Click to read the verse Psalms 136:13

Psalms 66:6 - He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot— come, let us rejoice i... Click to read the verse Psalms 66:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 66:6

Psalms 78:13 - He divided the sea and led them through; he made the water stand firm like a wall. Click to read the verse Psalms 78:13 Click to read the verse Psalms 78:13

Nehemiah 9:11 - You divided the sea before them, so that they passed through it on dry ground, but you hurled t... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:11 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:11

Psalms 74:13 - It was you who split open the sea by your power; you broke the heads of the monster in the waters. Click to read the verse Psalms 74:13 Click to read the verse Psalms 74:13

Psalms 106:7-10 - When our fathers were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember yo... Click to read the verse Psalms 106:7-10 Click to read the verse Psalms 106:7-10

Job 26:12 - By his power he churned up the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab to pieces. Click to read the verse Job 26:12 Click to read the verse Job 26:12

Isaiah 51:15 - For I am the Lord your God, who churns up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord Almighty is ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 51:15 Click to read the verse Isaiah 51:15

Joshua 3:13-16 - And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord—the Lord of all the earth—set foot in ... Click to read the verse Joshua 3:13-16 Click to read the verse Joshua 3:13-16

Joshua 4:23 - For the Lord your God dried up the Jordan before you until you had crossed over. The Lord your ... Click to read the verse Joshua 4:23 Click to read the verse Joshua 4:23

Isaiah 51:10 - Was it not you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depth... Click to read the verse Isaiah 51:10 Click to read the verse Isaiah 51:10

Exodus 15:8 - By the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up. The surging waters stood firm like a wall; t... Click to read the verse Exodus 15:8 Click to read the verse Exodus 15:8

Psalms 114:3-5 - The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back; Click to read the verse Psalms 114:3-5 Click to read the verse Psalms 114:3-5

Exodus 15:10 - But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters. Click to read the verse Exodus 15:10 Click to read the verse Exodus 15:10

Isaiah 11:15 - The Lord will dry up the gulf of the Egyptian sea; with a scorching wind he will sweep his hand... Click to read the verse Isaiah 11:15 Click to read the verse Isaiah 11:15

Isaiah 50:2 - When I came, why was there no one? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Was my arm to... Click to read the verse Isaiah 50:2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 50:2

Psalms 114:3 - The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back; Click to read the verse Psalms 114:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 114:3

Psalms 77:16 - The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you and writhed; the very depths were convulsed. Click to read the verse Psalms 77:16 Click to read the verse Psalms 77:16

Isaiah 23:11 - The Lord has stretched out his hand over the sea and made its kingdoms tremble. He has given an... Click to read the verse Isaiah 23:11 Click to read the verse Isaiah 23:11