Exodus 15:9 meaning and explanation

The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’

Exodus 15:9, Berean Standard Bible

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In the song Moses and the Israelites sing after crossing the sea, this verse quotes the enemy's own boast. Pharaoh and his army are pictured in the moment before the waters close over them, and their words pile up in a rush of first person claims: pursue, overtake, divide the spoils, gorge, draw the sword, destroy.

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