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Nehemiah 9:11

SalvationGod's power and sovereignty

9 You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.

10 You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day.

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.

12 You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.

13 You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.

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BSB
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.
KJV
And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.
WEB
You divided the sea before them, so that they went through the middle of the sea on the dry land; and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.
ASV
And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their pursuers thou didst cast into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.
DARBY
And thou didst divide the sea before them, and they went through the midst of the sea on dry [ground]; and their pursuers thou threwest into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.
BLB
And You divided the sea before them, and they passed over in the midst of the sea on the dry land. And those pursuing them You threw into the depths, like a stone into mighty waters.
ÅB
Du kløvde havet for dem, og de gikk midt igjennom havet på det tørre; du kastet deres forfølgere i dypet, så de sank som stein i de veldige vann.
OTB
Du delte havet foran dem, så de gikk gjennom midten av havet på tørt land, og du kastet deres forfølgere i dypet, som en stein i mektige vann.
B1930
Du kløvde havet for dem, og de gikk midt igjennem havet på det tørre; du kastet deres forfølgere i dypet, så de sank som sten i de veldige vann.

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