Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 15:10
Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
10. God did but blow with His wind, and all their hopes were in a moment shattered; they sank and perished in the returning waters.
sank ] The word occurs nowhere else in this sense: to judge from its derivatives, the root will have meant to whir, whiz, clang, &c.: so perhaps the idea is whizzed down, or (cf. Southey’s poem, The Inchcape Rock, l. 37, of a bell sinking) sank with a gurgling sound. The usual Heb. word for ‘sink’ is the one in v. 4b.
in the mighty waters ] The adj. cognate with the ptcp. rendered glorious in vv. 6, 11. Neh 9:11 uses the more ordinary word ‘azzim (‘strong’).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Heb. Magnificent or honourable waters, made so by being the instrument of thy glorious work.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Thou didst blow with thy wind,…. A strong east wind,
Ex 14:22 which is the Lord Christ’s, who has it in his treasury, holds it in his fists, sends it out as he pleases, and it fulfils his word and will:
the sea covered them; which stood up in an heap as a wall to let Israel pass through, and fell down with all its waves and billows with great force upon the Egyptians, and covered and drowned them:
they sunk as lead in the mighty waters; which is a very heavy metal, and, being cast into the water, sinks to the bottom at once, as did the Egyptians in the Red sea, and as Babylon the great will, and never rise more, Re 18:21.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(10) Thou didst blow with thy wind.A new fact, additional to the narrative in Exodus 14, but in complete harmony with it. As a strong east (southeast) wind had driven the waters of the Bitter Lakes to the north-westward, so (it would seem) their return was aided and hastened by a wind from the opposite direction, which caused the sea to cover the Egyptians.
They sank as lead.Compare Exo. 15:5. To an eye-witness, it would seem, the sudden submersion and disappearance of each warrior, as the waters closed around him, was peculiarly impressive. Each seemed to be swallowed up at once, without a struggle. This would be a natural result of the heavy armour worn by the picked warriors.
In the mighty waters.With these words the second stanza, or strophe, closes. Miriam and her maidens, it is probable, again interposed with the magnificent refrain, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath glorified himself gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
There is a great beauty in repeating mercies. It shows that they dwell upon the mind. See Exo 15:5 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 15:10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
Ver. 10. Thou didst blow, &c. ] Here it was that the arm of the Lord put on strength to cut Rahab, and wound the dragon. Isa 51:9
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
wind. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.ead. First occurance.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
blow: Exo 14:21, Gen 8:1, Psa 74:13, Psa 74:14, Psa 135:7, Psa 147:18, Isa 11:15, Jer 10:13, Amo 4:13, Mat 8:27
the sea: Exo 14:28, Deu 11:4
they sank: Exo 15:5
Reciprocal: Exo 14:4 – I will be Exo 14:13 – ye shall see Num 11:31 – a wind Jdg 20:41 – were amazed 2Sa 18:8 – General Neh 9:11 – as a stone Est 8:12 – one day Job 4:9 – the blast Job 20:5 – the triumphing Psa 37:36 – General Psa 76:6 – both Psa 78:53 – but Psa 94:4 – boast Psa 106:10 – And he Psa 106:11 – General Psa 106:22 – terrible Psa 124:6 – who hath not Psa 136:15 – But overthrew Pro 11:7 – General Isa 51:13 – were ready Jer 31:2 – The people Jer 46:8 – I will go Dan 3:19 – he spake Dan 4:31 – the word Jon 1:4 – the Lord Hab 3:14 – they 1Th 5:3 – then Jam 4:6 – God
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Exo 15:10. Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them What an idea does this give us of the power of God! He only blows, and he at once overwhelms a numberless multitude of forces! This is the true sublime. It is like, Let there be light, and there was light. Can any thing be greater? The sea covered them How many ideas are included in these four words! Any other writer than one divinely inspired would have set his fancy to work, and have given us a long detail; would have exhausted the subject, or empoverished it, and tired the reader by a train of insipid and useless descriptions, and an empty pomp of words. But here God blows, the sea obeys, and the Egyptians are swallowed up! Was ever description so full, so lively, so strong, as this? There is no interval between Gods blowing and the dreadful miracle of vengeance on his enemies, and mercy to his people!