Bible Commentary

Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be [as] still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased. 16. Terror and dread fell upon them; By the greatness of thine arm, they were as still as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 15:16”

Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away. 15. Then were the chiefs of Edom dismayed; The mighty men of Moab, trembling took hold upon them; All the inhabitants of Canaan melted away (in fear). Then … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 15:15”

The people shall hear, [and] be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Philistia. 14. The peoples heard, they trembled; Pangs took hold on the inhabitants of Philistia. Pangs ] Properly, as of a woman in travail. Cf. Psa 48:6, Jer 6:24; Jer 50:43. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 14 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 15:14”

Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided [them] in thy strength unto thy holy habitation. 13. Thou didst lead in thy mercy the people which thou hadst redeemed; Thou didst guide them in thy strength to thy holy habitation. lead ] As Exo 13:17; Exo 13:21, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 15:13”

Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. 12. The poet, before proceeding to the main theme of the paragraph ( v. 13 ff.), reverts for a moment to the thought of Jehovah’s destruction of the foe. The earth swallowed them ] In the Heb., the imperfect, attached , expresses vividly how the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 15:12”

Who [is] like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who [is] like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful [in] praises, doing wonders? 11. No god is comparable to Jehovah, whether among the gods of Egypt or those of any other country. Cf. Exo 18:11; Psa 71:19 c, Psa 77:13, Psa 86:8, Psa 89:6; Psa 89:8, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 15:11”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 15:10”

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. 9. The enemy’s confidence of victory, dramatically expressed in a series of quick, abrupt sentences, describing the rapid succession of one stage after another … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 15:9”

And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as a heap, [and] the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. 8. the blast of thy nostrils ] Fig. for the wind ( v. 10), as Psa 18:15. were piled up ] The hyperbole, as Exo … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 15:8”

And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, [which] consumed them as stubble. 7. in the greatness of thy majesty ] cognate with ‘risen up majestically’ in v. 1: cf. Isa 2:10; Isa 2:19; Isa 2:21; Isa 24:14, where the same word … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 15:7”