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I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword and my hand will destroy them.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“The enemy boasted, ‘I will chase them and catch up with them. I will plunder them and consume them. I will flash my sword; my powerful hand will destroy them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them. I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, My hand shall destroy them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoils; I shall be satisfied against them; I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The enemy said, &#8216I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be gratified against them; I will draw out my sword, my hand will destroy them.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be gratified against them; I will draw out my sword, my hand shall destroy them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be fulfilled against them; I will draw out my sword, my hand will dispossess them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied against them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall dispossess them <i>and</i> drive them out.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The enemy said: “I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil. My desire will be gratified at their expense. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The enemy said:&#8221 I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil. My desire will be gratified at their expense. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your enemies boasted that they would pursue and capture us, divide up our possessions, treat us as they wished, then take out their swords and kill us right there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil: My lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The enemy said, 'I'll pursue them! I'll catch up with them! I'll divide the loot! I'll take all I want! I'll use my sword! I'll take all they have!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The enemy said, 'I will pursue them and catch them; I will divide their wealth and take all I want; I will draw my sword and take all they have.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"The enemy said, 'I'll pursue them, I'll overtake them, I'll divide the spoil. I'll satisfy my anger on them, I'll draw my sword, and my hand will bring them to ruin.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The enemy said, 'I will chase, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The enemy said, 'I will pursue. I will overtake. I will divide the spoil. My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The enemy said, ‘I will pursue. I will overtake. I will divide the plunder. My desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword. My hand will destroy them.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The enemy said, I pursue, I overtake; I apportion spoil; My soul is filled with them; I draw out my sword; My hand destroys them—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The enemy said, I pursue, I overtake; I apportion spoil; Filled is my soul with them; I draw out my sword; My hand destroyeth them: -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The enemy said, I will pursue, I will enclose, I will divide the spoil: my soul shall be filled with them: I will draw out my sword, my hand shall dispossess them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The enemy said: I will pursue and overtake, I will divide the spoils, my soul shall have its fill: I will draw my sword, my hand shall slay them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The enemy said: ‘I will pursue and overtake them. I will divide the spoils. My soul will be filled. I will unsheathe my sword. My hand will put them to death.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The enemy boasted, “I will pursue and overtake them; I will divide the spoils and have my fill of them; I will draw my sword; my hand will despoil them!” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my soul will devour them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The enemy said, “I shall pursue and I shall overtake; I shall divide the loot; my soul will devour them; I shall draw my sword and my hand will destroy them.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The enemy said: 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoils; I will satisfy my soul, I will destroy with my sword, my hand shall have dominion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/15-9.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=3772" 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">8</span>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="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·w·yêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">The enemy</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">declared,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: ’er·dōp̄ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by).">‘I will pursue,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5381.htm" title="5381: ’aś·śîḡ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To reach, overtake. A primitive root; to reach.">I will overtake.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2505.htm" title="2505: ’ă·ḥal·lêq (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To be smooth, to apportion, separate. A primitive root; to be smooth; by implication to apportion or separate.">I will divide</a> <a href="/hebrew/7998.htm" title="7998: šā·lāl (N-ms) -- A prey, spoil, plunder, booty. From shalal; booty.">the spoils;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: tim·lā·’ê·mōw (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs:: 3mp) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">I will gorge myself on them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7324.htm" title="7324: ’ā·rîq (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- Arm, cast out, draw out, make empty, pour forth out. A primitive root; to pour out, i.e. Empty.">I will draw</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥar·bî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">my sword;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">my hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: tō·w·rî·šê·mōw (V-Hifil-Imperf-3fs:: 3mp) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">will destroy them.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.…<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/18-37.htm">Psalm 18:37-42</a></span><br />I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. / I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet. / You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-25.htm">Psalm 35:25-26</a></span><br />Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!” / May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-7.htm">Isaiah 10:7-14</a></span><br />But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations. / “Are not all my commanders kings?” he says. / “Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Isaiah 37:24-29</a></span><br />Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests. / I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.” / Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/29-3.htm">Ezekiel 29:3-5</a></span><br />Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’ / But I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales. / I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and will not be taken away or gathered for burial. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/15-25.htm">Job 15:25-27</a></span><br />For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty, / rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield. / Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-17.htm">Jeremiah 46:17</a></span><br />There they will cry out: ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he has let the appointed time pass him by.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-2.htm">Psalm 83:2-4</a></span><br />See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads. / With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish, / saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13-15</a></span><br />You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” / But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2-10</a></span><br />“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. / Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you! / By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-15.htm">Revelation 12:15-16</a></span><br />Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent. / But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-19.htm">Revelation 19:19-21</a></span><br />Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army. / But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. / And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-16.htm">Matthew 2:16</a></span><br />When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-1.htm">Acts 9:1-5</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest / and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem. / As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-2.htm">Romans 10:2-3</a></span><br />For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge. / Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied on them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.</p><p class="hdg">I will pursue</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-27.htm">Genesis 49:27</a></b></br> Benjamin shall ravin <i>as</i> a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-30.htm">Judges 5:30</a></b></br> Have they not sped? have they <i>not</i> divided the prey; to every man a damsel <i>or</i> two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, <i>meet</i> for the necks of <i>them that take</i> the spoil?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/19-2.htm">1 Kings 19:2</a></b></br> Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do <i>to me</i>, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.</p><p class="hdg">destroy or repossess</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-5.htm">Exodus 14:5,9</a></b></br> And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Apportion</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-12.htm">Boasted</a> <a href="/exodus/10-11.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/exodus/12-13.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-17.htm">Destroyeth</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-4.htm">Dispossess</a> <a href="/exodus/14-16.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/exodus/9-4.htm">Division</a> <a href="/exodus/12-21.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/exodus/14-25.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/exodus/10-6.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/exodus/12-36.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/luke/3-5.htm">Gorge</a> <a href="/acts/12-3.htm">Gratified</a> <a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/revelation/18-14.htm">Lust</a> <a href="/genesis/44-34.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/exodus/14-23.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/genesis/35-29.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/exodus/12-19.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/exodus/12-36.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-4.htm">Spoils</a> <a href="/exodus/5-21.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/genesis/9-21.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/exodus/14-11.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/34-13.htm">Apportion</a> <a href="/esther/5-11.htm">Boasted</a> <a href="/exodus/20-17.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/exodus/21-26.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-21.htm">Destroyeth</a> <a href="/exodus/33-2.htm">Dispossess</a> <a href="/exodus/21-35.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/exodus/21-35.htm">Division</a> <a href="/exodus/24-2.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/exodus/16-1.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/23-22.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/exodus/22-7.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-36.htm">Gorge</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-4.htm">Gratified</a> <a href="/exodus/15-12.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">Lust</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-31.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-7.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/exodus/18-23.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/exodus/23-9.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/numbers/14-31.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/numbers/31-11.htm">Spoils</a> <a href="/exodus/17-13.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/exodus/20-26.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Way</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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It reflects the arrogance and confidence of Pharaoh's army, believing they could easily recapture the fleeing slaves. This declaration is reminiscent of the prideful boasts of other enemies of God throughout Scripture, such as Goliath in <a href="/1_samuel/17-44.htm">1 Samuel 17:44</a>.<p><b>‘I will pursue’</b><br>The pursuit of the Israelites by the Egyptians is a direct response to the Israelites' escape from slavery. This pursuit is not just a physical chase but also a spiritual battle, as the Egyptians represent the forces of oppression and sin. The determination to pursue is echoed in the relentless nature of sin and temptation in the life of a believer.<p><b>I will overtake</b><br>The confidence of the Egyptians in overtaking the Israelites highlights their reliance on military strength and chariots, which were considered the pinnacle of warfare technology at the time. This phrase underscores the futility of human power against God's divine intervention, as seen when the Red Sea ultimately swallows the Egyptian forces.<p><b>I will divide the spoils</b><br>This phrase indicates the Egyptians' expectation of victory and the subsequent plundering of the Israelites. It reflects a common practice in ancient warfare where victors would claim the possessions of the defeated. This expectation is subverted by God, who instead allows the Israelites to plunder the Egyptians before their departure (<a href="/exodus/12-36.htm">Exodus 12:36</a>).<p><b>I will gorge myself on them</b><br>The imagery of gorging suggests an insatiable greed and desire to consume and destroy. This reflects the destructive nature of sin and evil, which seeks to devour and enslave. The phrase can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual battle between good and evil, where evil seeks to consume the righteous.<p><b>I will draw my sword</b><br>The drawing of the sword symbolizes the readiness to engage in battle and the intent to kill. In biblical times, the sword was a primary weapon of warfare, representing power and authority. This phrase can be contrasted with the "sword of the Spirit" mentioned in <a href="/ephesians/6-17.htm">Ephesians 6:17</a>, which is the Word of God used for spiritual warfare.<p><b>my hand will destroy them</b><br>The Egyptians' belief in their ability to destroy the Israelites reflects their misunderstanding of God's protection over His people. This phrase highlights the theme of divine deliverance, as God intervenes to protect the Israelites, demonstrating His sovereignty and power over human intentions. This deliverance is a type of Christ's ultimate victory over sin and death, providing salvation for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_enemy.htm">The Enemy</a></b><br>Represents the Egyptians, specifically Pharaoh and his army, who pursued the Israelites as they fled from Egypt.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who were escaping from slavery in Egypt and crossing 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 Egyptians.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt, whose heart was hardened against letting the Israelites go, leading to the pursuit.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_enemies.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Enemies</a></b><br>The passage highlights God's control over even the most powerful adversaries. Believers can trust that no enemy is too great for God to handle.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_arrogance.htm">The Futility of Human Arrogance</a></b><br>The Egyptians' confidence in their own strength and plans was ultimately futile. This serves as a reminder of the limitations of human power compared to God's might.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_deliverance.htm">Divine Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as God delivered the Israelites, He continues to deliver His people from spiritual and physical threats today. Believers are encouraged to rely on God's deliverance in times of trouble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_faith.htm">The Power of Faith</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey required faith in God's promises and power. Christians are called to exercise faith, trusting in God's plans and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembering_god's_works.htm">The Importance of Remembering God's Works</a></b><br>Reflecting on past deliverances strengthens faith and trust in God. Believers should regularly recall and give thanks for God's interventions in their lives.<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/who_will_betray_me_as_prophesied.htm">What is the Bible's stance on violence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jehoshaphat's_army_win_by_singing.htm">How did Jehoshaphat's army manage to march forth singing and then gather the spoils without engaging in a standard military offensive (2 Chronicles 20:21-25)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_locusts_and_hail_plagues_align.htm">How does the destruction caused by the locusts (Exodus 10:15) align with the later plague of hail in Exodus 9, which supposedly ruined crops earlier?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_god_vs._satan.htm">What does the Bible say about God versus Satan?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">The enemy said.</span>--Pharaoh's soldiers were as anxious as their master to come to blows. (See above, <a href="/exodus/15-7.htm" title="And in the greatness of your excellency you have overthrown them that rose up against you: you sent forth your wrath, which consumed them as stubble.">Exodus 15:7</a>.) They hoped to acquire the rich spoil which the Israelites had carried off from Egypt in the shape of gold and silver ornaments and goodly apparel (<a href="/context/exodus/12-35.htm" title="And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:">Exodus 12:35-36</a>), as well as their flocks and herds (<a href="/exodus/12-38.htm" title="And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.">Exodus 12:38</a>).<p><span class= "bld">My lust.</span>--Heb., my<span class= "ital"> soul. </span>The particular passion to be gratified was cupidity, or desire of riches.<p><span class= "bld">Destroy them.</span>--So the Vulg., Onkelos, Rosenmller, Knobel, Kalisch, and others. The meaning "re-possess," given in the margin, rests upon the rendering of the LXX., which is <span class= "greekheb">?????????</span><span class= "ital">, </span>but is otherwise unsupported.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The enemy said</span>. This verse is important as giving the animus of the pursuit, showing what was in the thoughts of the soldiers who flocked to Pharaoh's standard at his call - a point which had not been previously touched. It is remarkable as a departure from the general stately order of Hebrew poesy, and for what has been called its "abrupt, gasping" style. The broken speech imitates the utterance of one at once eager and out of breath. <span class="cmt_word">I will divide the spoil</span>. The Israelites, it must be remembered, had gone out of Egypt laden with ornaments of silver and of gold, and accompanied by flocks and herds of great value. Pharaoh's soldiers regarded this wealth as legitimate plunder, and intended to appropriate it. My lust. Literally, "my soul." Rage and hate were the passions to be satiated, rather than lust. <span class="cmt_word">My hand shall destroy them</span>. So the Vulgate, Onkelos, Rosenmuller, Knobel, Kalisch, and others. The LXX. have <span class="greek">κυριεύσει</span>, "acquire the lordship over them" (whence our marginal rendering) But the drawn sword points to death rather than recapture. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/15-9.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">The enemy</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹיֵ֛ב</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·yêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declared,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘I will pursue,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶרְדֹּ֥ף</span> <span class="translit">(’er·dōp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm">Strong's 7291: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pursue, chase, persecute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will overtake.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשִּׂ֖יג</span> <span class="translit">(’aś·śîḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5381.htm">Strong's 5381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reach, overtake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will divide</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחַלֵּ֣ק</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥal·lêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2505.htm">Strong's 2505: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be smooth, to apportion, separate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the spoils;</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁלָ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7998.htm">Strong's 7998: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prey, spoil, plunder, booty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will gorge myself on them.</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּמְלָאֵ֣מוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(tim·lā·’ê·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will draw</span><br /><span class="heb">אָרִ֣יק</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rîq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7324.htm">Strong's 7324: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arm, cast out, draw out, make empty, pour forth out </span><br /><br /><span class="word">my sword;</span><br /><span class="heb">חַרְבִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥar·bî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will destroy them.’</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹרִישֵׁ֖מוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·rî·šê·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/15-9.htm">Exodus 15:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/15-9.htm">Exodus 15:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/15-9.htm">Exodus 15:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/15-9.htm">Exodus 15:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/15-9.htm">Exodus 15:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/15-9.htm">Exodus 15:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/15-9.htm">Exodus 15:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/15-9.htm">Exodus 15:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/15-9.htm">Exodus 15:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/15-9.htm">Exodus 15:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/15-9.htm">OT Law: Exodus 15:9 The enemy said 'I will pursue (Exo. 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