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the earth swallowed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You stretched out Your right hand, and the earth swallowed them up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You stretched out Your right hand; The earth swallowed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You reached out with Your right hand, The earth swallowed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You stretched out Your right hand, The earth swallowed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Thou didst stretch out Thy right hand, The earth swallowed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You stretched out Your right hand, The earth swallowed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You stretched out Your right hand, The sea swallowed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You stretched out your right hand, and the earth swallowed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You stretched out Your right hand, and the earth swallowed them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, The earth swallowed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When you signaled with your right hand, your enemies were swallowed deep into the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, The earth swallowed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You stretched out your right hand. The earth swallowed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You stretched out your right hand, and the earth swallowed our enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You stretched out your right hand, and the earth swallowed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You stretched out Your right hand, and the earth swallowed them up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You stretched out your right hand, the earth swallowed them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You stretched out your right hand. The earth swallowed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You stretched out your right hand. The earth swallowed them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You have stretched out Your right hand—Earth swallows them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou hast stretched out Thy right hand -- Earth swalloweth them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou didst stretch forth thy right hand, the earth will swallow them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou stretchedst forth thy hand, and the earth swallowed them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You extended your hand, and the earth devoured them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />when you stretched out your right hand, the earth swallowed them! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You stretched out your right hand, the earth swallowed them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou didst lift up thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You have lifted your right hand and the Earth swallowed them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou stretchedst out Thy right hand-- The earth swallowed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou stretchedst forth thy right hand, the earth swallowed them up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/15-12.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=3803" 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">11</span>Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders? <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: nā·ṭî·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">You stretched out</a> <a href="/hebrew/3225.htm" title="3225: yə·mî·nə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Right hand. From yaman; the right hand or side of a person or other object; locally, the south.">Your right hand,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1104.htm" title="1104: tiḇ·lā·‘ê·mōw (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs:: 3mp) -- To swallow down, swallow up, engulf. A primitive root; to make away with; generally, to destroy.">swallowed them up.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.…<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/136-12.htm">Psalm 136:12</a></span><br />with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-54.htm">Psalm 78:54</a></span><br />He brought them to His holy land, to the mountain His right hand had acquired.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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/63-12.htm">Isaiah 63:12</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,<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="/joshua/4-23.htm">Joshua 4:23-24</a></span><br />For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, just as He did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over. / He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.”<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="/psalms/77-16.htm">Psalm 77:16</a></span><br />The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-10.htm">Psalm 89:10</a></span><br />You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.<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="/habakkuk/3-15.htm">Habakkuk 3:15</a></span><br />You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">Revelation 15:3</a></span><br />and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29</a></span><br />By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a></span><br />He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You stretched out your right hand, the earth swallowed them.</p><p class="hdg">stretchedst</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Exodus 15:6</a></b></br> Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/10-15.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/exodus/15-9.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/13-9.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/exodus/13-12.htm">Open</a> <a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Right</a> <a href="/exodus/14-26.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/exodus/14-27.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/exodus/7-12.htm">Swallowed</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-20.htm">Swalloweth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/exodus/15-20.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/17-13.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/exodus/21-33.htm">Open</a> <a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Right</a> <a href="/exodus/24-11.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/exodus/17-5.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/numbers/4-20.htm">Swallowed</a> <a href="/numbers/16-32.htm">Swalloweth</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You stretched out Your right hand</b><br>This phrase signifies God's power and authority. In biblical symbolism, the right hand often represents strength and action. The imagery of God stretching out His hand is used throughout Scripture to depict divine intervention and deliverance (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a>, <a href="/psalms/118-16.htm">Psalm 118:16</a>). In the context of Exodus, it highlights God's direct involvement in the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt. The right hand of God is also a type of Christ, who is seated at the right hand of the Father (<a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a>), symbolizing His power and authority over all creation.<p><b>and the earth swallowed them up</b><br>This part of the verse refers to the destruction of the Egyptian army in the Red Sea. The phrase "the earth swallowed them up" is a vivid depiction of their complete defeat and disappearance. It echoes other biblical instances where the earth opens to execute divine judgment, such as in <a href="/numbers/16-32.htm">Numbers 16:32</a> with Korah's rebellion. This event is a testament to God's protection over His people and His ability to vanquish their enemies. It also prefigures the ultimate victory over evil through Christ, who conquers sin and death. The crossing of the Red Sea is a foundational event in Israel's history, symbolizing salvation and liberation, themes that are fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus' death and resurrection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, demonstrating His power and authority over creation and His role as the deliverer of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses_and_the_israelites.htm">Moses and the Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of God's deliverance, having just crossed the Red Sea and witnessing the destruction of the Egyptian army.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_egyptians.htm">The Egyptians</a></b><br>The adversaries of Israel, representing opposition to God's people and His plans.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_red_sea.htm">The Red Sea</a></b><br>The location of the miraculous event where God parted the waters for Israel and then used them to defeat the Egyptians.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>Personified in this verse as an agent of God's judgment, swallowing the Egyptian forces.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_power.htm">God's Sovereign Power</a></b><br>God's ability to control nature and history is evident. He is sovereign over all creation, and His plans cannot be thwarted.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance_and_judgment.htm">Deliverance and Judgment</a></b><br>The same act of deliverance for Israel was an act of judgment for Egypt. God's justice and mercy are perfectly balanced.<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. Believers today are called to trust in God's promises and act in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>This event is a testament to God's faithfulness to His covenant promises. He is always faithful to His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_right_hand_of_god.htm">The Right Hand of God</a></b><br>Symbolizes strength and authority. Believers can trust in God's mighty hand to deliver and protect them.<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/is_jesus_the_supreme_name.htm">What does the Bible say about respecting parents?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_rev_5's_scroll_in_other_texts.htm">If the scroll in Revelation 5 is so central to end-time events, why is there no corresponding mention or artifact in other historical texts or archaeology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/major_prophets_and_their_significance.htm">What is the Church of the Firstborn?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_bible_passages_vary_on_israel's_land.htm">If Psalm 47:4 says God chooses Israel's inheritance, why do other Bible passages suggest different territorial boundaries and covenants?</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>(12) The earth swallowed them.--The sea, which actually "swallowed them," was a part of the earth. Literalism might argue that the statement contravened former ones (<a href="/context/exodus/15-4.htm" title="Pharaoh's chariots and his host has he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.">Exodus 15:4-5</a>; <a href="/exodus/15-10.htm" title="You did blow with your wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.">Exodus 15:10</a>); but the fact is otherwise. If we only allow our common sense fair play, and permit sacred writers the same latitude as profane ones, we shall find wonderfully few discrepancies, or even difficulties, in the Biblical narrative.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou stretchedst out thy right hand</span>. Thou hadst only to stretch out an arm, and at once thy enemies perished. <span class="cmt_word">The earth swallowed them up</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, the sea, which is a part of the earth. PART II. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/15-12.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">You stretched out</span><br /><span class="heb">נָטִ֙יתָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṭî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your right hand,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמִ֣ינְךָ֔</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mî·nə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3225.htm">Strong's 3225: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right hand, side, the south</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">swallowed them up.</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּבְלָעֵ֖מוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(tiḇ·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_1104.htm">Strong's 1104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To swallow down, swallow up, engulf</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/15-12.htm">Exodus 15:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/15-12.htm">Exodus 15:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/15-12.htm">Exodus 15:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/15-12.htm">Exodus 15:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/15-12.htm">Exodus 15:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/15-12.htm">Exodus 15:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/15-12.htm">Exodus 15:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/15-12.htm">Exodus 15:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/15-12.htm">Exodus 15:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/15-12.htm">Exodus 15:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/15-12.htm">OT Law: Exodus 15:12 You stretched out your right hand (Exo. 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