...walk through the sea with thine horses^ through the heap of great waters." — II AB. iii, 12, 15. " The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I...divide the spoil ; my lust shall be satisfied upon tlu'm ; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them." — Exo. xv, 9. O what devilish anticipation,...

...overthrown them that rose up against thee : thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble. 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. The enemy said, I will pursue, I will...

...stubbie. 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. The enemy said,...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.' The Song of...

...the response made by Israel's enemies to the Lord's interposition for His people at the Red Sea was, "I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them" (Exod. 15:9); but in the latter, "It came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites . . . heard that...

...stone. 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. The enemy said, "I will pursue, I will overtake." You blew with your wind, the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the mighty waters. "Who is like...

...philosophers would find it irrelevant to natural history): Me/alta Attributed to R. Ishmael XXXII:!. 1-7 1. A. "The enemy said, ['I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its Will of them. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them]'" B. This [statement...

...waters piled up, The floods stood straight like a wall; The deeps froze in the heart of the sea. The foe said, "I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall have its fill of them. I will bare my sword — My hand shall subdue them." You made Your...

...captive people was indeed extraordinary, the only event of its kind recorded in the ancient world.) 1 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. Exodus 15:8. 2 The people murmured against...

...overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble. And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were...congealed in the heart of the sea. The enemy said, / will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will...

...their left.' Fair enough, but a bit later on, in Exodus xv. 8 we are subjected to 'lyric exaggeration': 'And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were...the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.' Behold the birth of a miracle in popular tradition.36 De Wette made no allowance for the fact that...