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The surging waters stood up like a wall; the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />At the blast of your breath, the waters piled up! The surging waters stood straight like a wall; in the heart of the sea the deep waters became hard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />At the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up; the floods stood up in a heap; the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, <i>and</i> the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And with the blast of Your nostrils The waters were gathered together; The floods stood upright like a heap; The depths congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“At the blast of Your nostrils the waters were piled up, The flowing waters stood up like a heap; The depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220At the blast of Your nostrils the waters were piled up, The flowing waters stood up like a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And at the blast of Thy nostrils the waters were piled up, The flowing waters stood up like a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And at the blast of Your nostrils the waters were piled up, The flowing waters stood up like a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“With the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up, The flowing waters stood up like a mound; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The water heaped up at the blast from your nostrils; the currents stood firm like a dam. The watery depths congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The waters heaped up at the blast of Your nostrils; the currents stood firm like a dam. The watery depths congealed in the heart of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were piled up, The floods stood upright as a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You were so furious that the sea piled up like a wall, and the ocean depths curdled like cheese. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were piled up, The floods stood upright as an heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />With a blast from your nostrils, the water piled up. The waves stood up like a dam. The deep water thickened in the middle of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You blew on the sea and the water piled up high; it stood up straight like a wall; the deepest part of the sea became solid. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />By the breath of your nostrils the waters were piled up, the flowing waters stood up like a hill, the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />By the blast of your nostrils the waters were piled up, the flowing water stood upright like a heap, and the deep waters were solidified in the heart of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />With the blast of your nostrils, the waters were piled up. The floods stood upright as a heap. The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were collected, the floods stood upright as a heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />With the blast of your nostrils, the waters were piled up. The floods stood upright as a heap. The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And by the wind of Your anger "" Waters have been heaped together; Flowings have stood as a heap; Depths have been congealed "" In the heart of a sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And by the spirit of Thine anger Have waters been heaped together; Stood as a heap have flowings; Congealed have been depths In the heart of a sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And by the spirit of thine anger the waters shook them off, the flowings stood up as a heap: the depths were contracted in the heart of the sea.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And with the blast of thy anger the waters were gathered together: the flowing water stood, the depth were gathered together in the midst of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And by the breath of your fury, the waters were gathered together. The flowing waves stood still. The abyss was gathered into the midst of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up, the flowing waters stood like a mound, the flood waters foamed in the midst of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />At the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up, the floods stood up in a heap; the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters piled up, the floods stood up as if it were in sheepskins; the waves gathered in heaps in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />By the Breath of your nostrils the waters stood up in a heap; they stood up as if they were flowing in water skins; the depths assembled in the heart of the sea.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And with the blast of Thy nostrils the waters were piled up-- The floods stood upright as a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And by the breath of thine anger the water parted asunder; the waters were congealed as a wall, the waves were congealed in the midst of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/15-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=3762" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/15.htm">Moses' Song of Deliverance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: ū·ḇə·rū·aḥ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-csc) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">At the blast</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pe·ḵā (N-mdc:: 2ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">of Your nostrils</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">the waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/6192.htm" title="6192: ne·‘er·mū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To be heaped up. A primitive root; to pile up.">piled up;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: ḵə·mōw- (Prep) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">like</a> <a href="/hebrew/5067.htm" title="5067: nêḏ (N-ms) -- A mound, wave. From nuwd in the sense of piling up; a mound, i.e. Wave.">a wall</a> <a href="/hebrew/5140.htm" title="5140: nō·zə·lîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To flow, trickle, drop, distill. A primitive root; to drip, or shed by trickling.">the currents</a> <a href="/hebrew/5324.htm" title="5324: niṣ·ṣə·ḇū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To take one's stand, stand. A prim root; to station, in various applications.">stood firm;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8415.htm" title="8415: ṯə·hō·mōṯ (N-cp) -- Deep, sea, abyss. Or thom; from huwm; an abyss, especially the deep.">the depths</a> <a href="/hebrew/7087.htm" title="7087: qā·p̄ə·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To thicken, condense, congeal. A primitive root; to shrink, i.e. Thicken.">congealed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: bə·leḇ- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">in the heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yām (N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">of the sea.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Psalm 106:9</a></span><br />He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10</a></span><br />Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-16.htm">Psalm 77:16-19</a></span><br />The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken. / The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. / Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-13.htm">Psalm 78:13</a></span><br />He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Isaiah 63:12-13</a></span><br />who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/3-13.htm">Joshua 3:13-16</a></span><br />When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.” / So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them. / Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11</a></span><br />You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-8.htm">Habakkuk 3:8-10</a></span><br />Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation? / You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers. / The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/26-12.htm">Job 26:12</a></span><br />By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Psalm 33:7</a></span><br />He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/114-3.htm">Psalm 114:3-5</a></span><br />The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back; / the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. / Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Isaiah 11:15</a></span><br />The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-26.htm">Matthew 8:26-27</a></span><br />“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. / The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39-41</a></span><br />Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24-25</a></span><br />The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And with the blast of your nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.</p><p class="hdg">blast</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21</a></b></br> And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go <i>back</i> by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry <i>land</i>, and the waters were divided.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/22-16.htm">2 Samuel 22:16</a></b></br> And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-9.htm">Job 4:9</a></b></br> By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.</p><p class="hdg">the floods</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-22.htm">Exodus 14:22</a></b></br> And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry <i>ground</i>: and the waters <i>were</i> a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-13.htm">Psalm 78:13</a></b></br> He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/3-10.htm">Habakkuk 3:10</a></b></br> The mountains saw thee, <i>and</i> they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, <i>and</i> lifted up his hands on high.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/1-10.htm">Blast</a> <a href="/genesis/7-22.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/genesis/48-2.htm">Collected</a> <a href="/job/38-30.htm">Congealed</a> <a href="/exodus/15-5.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/exodus/15-5.htm">Deeps</a> <a href="/exodus/15-5.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/genesis/49-24.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/exodus/15-5.htm">Floods</a> <a href="/exodus/14-27.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-4.htm">Flowings</a> <a href="/exodus/8-14.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/exodus/8-14.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/revelation/18-5.htm">Heaped</a> <a href="/exodus/14-17.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/exodus/15-7.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-14.htm">Massed</a> <a href="/luke/19-43.htm">Mound</a> <a href="/genesis/7-22.htm">Nostrils</a> <a href="/exodus/8-14.htm">Piled</a> <a href="/exodus/14-24.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/exodus/15-4.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/exodus/6-9.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Surging</a> <a href="/exodus/12-8.htm">Together</a> <a href="/exodus/9-27.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/exodus/14-29.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/exodus/15-5.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/exodus/15-5.htm">Waves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/19-13.htm">Blast</a> <a href="/exodus/15-10.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/exodus/35-1.htm">Collected</a> <a href="/job/38-30.htm">Congealed</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-3.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Deeps</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/numbers/24-21.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-5.htm">Floods</a> <a href="/exodus/33-3.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/judges/6-2.htm">Flowings</a> <a href="/exodus/16-17.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-30.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/joshua/7-26.htm">Heaped</a> <a href="/exodus/15-15.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/exodus/15-21.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/job/16-10.htm">Massed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-15.htm">Mound</a> <a href="/numbers/11-20.htm">Nostrils</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-17.htm">Piled</a> <a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/exodus/15-10.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/exodus/23-9.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/exodus/18-13.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-16.htm">Surging</a> <a href="/exodus/17-9.htm">Together</a> <a href="/exodus/23-7.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-9.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/exodus/15-10.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-5.htm">Waves</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">The song of Moses, Miriam, and Israel on their deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">The people want water in the desert</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-23.htm">The waters at Marah are bitter, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-24.htm">they murmur, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-25.htm">Moses prays, and sweetens the waters by God's direction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-27.htm">They encamp at Elim, where are twelve wells, and seventy palm trees</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The imagery of God's nostrils suggests a powerful, divine breath that controls nature. This reflects the biblical theme of God's sovereignty over creation, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a> where God speaks the world into existence. The "blast" signifies a sudden and forceful action, reminiscent of the breath of life given to Adam (<a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>) and the breath of God in <a href="/ezekiel/37-9.htm">Ezekiel 37:9-10</a> that brings life to dry bones.<p><b>the waters piled up;</b><br>This refers to the miraculous parting of the Red Sea, a pivotal event in Israel's history. The piling up of waters signifies God's intervention and deliverance of His people from Egyptian bondage. This event is a type of baptism, as noted in <a href="/1_corinthians/10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a>, symbolizing the transition from slavery to freedom. The piling up of waters also echoes the creation narrative where God separates waters to create dry land (<a href="/genesis/1-9.htm">Genesis 1:9-10</a>), highlighting His control over chaos.<p><b>like a wall the currents stood firm;</b><br>The imagery of waters standing like a wall emphasizes the miraculous nature of the event. In ancient Near Eastern culture, water often symbolized chaos and danger. God's ability to make the waters stand firm demonstrates His power to bring order and safety. This is paralleled in <a href="/joshua/3-13.htm">Joshua 3:13-16</a>, where the Jordan River's waters are stopped, allowing the Israelites to cross into the Promised Land. The firm standing of the waters also prefigures Christ's calming of the storm in <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>, showcasing divine authority over nature.<p><b>the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.</b><br>The term "congealed" suggests a solidification or freezing, indicating a supernatural act. The "depths" refer to the deep waters of the sea, often associated with the unknown and fearsome. In biblical symbolism, the sea represents chaos and evil, as seen in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1</a> where the absence of the sea signifies the removal of chaos in the new creation. The congealing of the depths highlights God's ability to transform chaos into a pathway for His people, foreshadowing the ultimate victory over evil through Christ's resurrection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who led them out of Egyptian bondage. He is traditionally credited with composing the Song of the Sea, which includes <a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8</a>.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and witnessed the miraculous parting of the Red Sea.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_red_sea.htm">The Red Sea</a></b><br>The body of water that God miraculously parted to allow the Israelites to escape from the pursuing Egyptian army.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh's_army.htm">Pharaoh's Army</a></b><br>The Egyptian forces that pursued the Israelites into the Red Sea, only to be drowned when the waters returned.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this event, demonstrating His power and sovereignty over creation by parting the sea.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nature.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nature</a></b><br>The imagery of God parting the sea with the "blast of His nostrils" underscores His absolute power over creation. Believers can trust in God's control over all circumstances, no matter how insurmountable they may seem.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance_and_salvation.htm">Deliverance and Salvation</a></b><br>Just as God delivered the Israelites from physical bondage, He offers spiritual deliverance through Jesus Christ. This passage foreshadows the ultimate salvation found in the New Testament.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The Israelites' crossing of the Red Sea required faith in God's promise and power. Believers today are called to step out in faith, trusting in God's provision and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembrance_and_praise.htm">Remembrance and Praise</a></b><br>The Song of the Sea serves as a reminder to remember and celebrate God's past faithfulness. Regularly recounting God's deeds strengthens faith and encourages worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment_and_justice.htm">God's Judgment and Justice</a></b><br>The destruction of Pharaoh's army illustrates God's justice against those who oppose His will. It serves as a warning and a call to align with God's purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_exodus_15_8_align_with_hydrodynamics.htm">How can the description in Exodus 15:8 of waters piling up like a wall be reconciled with our current scientific understanding of hydrodynamics? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_ten_plagues_in_the_bible.htm">What were the Ten Plagues of Egypt in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_bible_and_physics_views_clash.htm">How do biblical descriptions of Earth’s foundation contradict planetary physics?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_wood_make_bitter_water_drinkable.htm">In Exodus 15:23-25, how could throwing a piece of wood into bitter water make it potable, and is there any historical or scientific basis for this claim?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">With the blast of thy nostril the waters were gathered together</span>. Poetically, Moses describes the east wind which God set in motion as "the blast" or "breath of his nostrils." By means of it, he says, the waters were "gathered together," or "piled up;" then, growing bolder in his imagery, he represents the floods as "standing in a heap" on either side, and the depths as "congealed. No doubt, if these terms are meant to be taken literally, the miracle must have been one in which "the sea" (as Kalisch says) "giving up its nature, formed with its waves a firm wall, and instead of streaming like a fluid, congealed into a hard substance." But the question is, are we justified in taking literally the strong expressions of a highly wrought poetical description? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/15-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">At the blast</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְר֤וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Your nostrils</span><br /><span class="heb">אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ap·pe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - mdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the waters</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">piled up;</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֣עֶרְמוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ne·‘er·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6192.htm">Strong's 6192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be heaped up</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like</span><br /><span class="heb">כְמוֹ־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·mōw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a wall</span><br /><span class="heb">נֵ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(nêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5067.htm">Strong's 5067: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mound, wave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the currents</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹזְלִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(nō·zə·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5140.htm">Strong's 5140: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow, trickle, drop, distill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stood firm;</span><br /><span class="heb">נִצְּב֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(niṣ·ṣə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5324.htm">Strong's 5324: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take one's stand, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the depths</span><br /><span class="heb">תְהֹמֹ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·hō·mōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8415.htm">Strong's 8415: </a> </span><span class="str2">An abyss, the deep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">congealed</span><br /><span class="heb">קָֽפְא֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(qā·p̄ə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7087.htm">Strong's 7087: </a> </span><span class="str2">To thicken, condense, congeal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the heart</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּלֶב־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·leḇ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the sea.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">OT Law: Exodus 15:8 With the blast of your nostrils (Exo. 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