Exodus 15:10

Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

Cross-references

Exodus 15:5 Parallel

In Exodus 15:5, the same imagery of sinking like a stone is used, directly parallel to 'sank like lead' in verse 10.

Exodus 14:21 Historical context

Exodus 14:21 describes the wind from God that parted the sea — the same event Exodus 15:10 poetically summarizes as God blowing with His wind.

Exodus 14:28 Historical context

In Exodus 14:28, the historical account of the sea covering the Egyptian army directly corresponds to the poetic description in Exodus 15:10.

Exodus 14:4 Historical context

In Exodus 14:4, God declares his plan to gain glory through Pharaoh's pursuit, which is accomplished when the sea covers them in Exodus 15:10.

Exodus 14:13 Prophetic fulfillment

In Exodus 14:13, Moses promises the Egyptians will never be seen again, a prophecy fulfilled in Exodus 15:10 when they sink in the sea.

Genesis 8:1 Parallel

In Genesis 8:1, God makes a wind blow over the earth to subdue the flood, similar to His wind in Exodus covering the sea.

Deuteronomy 11:4 Historical context

In Deuteronomy 11:4, this same event of God overwhelming the Egyptians with the Red Sea is recounted, reinforcing the miracle described in Exodus 15:10.

Psalm 74:13 Allusion

Psalm 74:13 celebrates God dividing the sea — recalling the same event Exodus 15:10 describes with God's wind covering the enemy.

In Isaiah 11:15, God dries up the sea with a scorching wind, reapplying the Exodus 15:10 imagery to a future restoration.

In Matthew 8:27, Jesus commands wind and waves, echoing the divine authority over creation displayed in Exodus 15:10.

Nehemiah 9:11 explicitly recalls the Red Sea event, using 'like a stone into mighty waters'—a direct reference to the same miracle.

Psalm 78:53 Allusion

Psalm 78:53 recounts that the sea overwhelmed the enemies—a direct retelling of the Red Sea event.

Psalm 106:11 says waters covered adversaries with no survivors — the same event where the sea covered the Egyptians.

Psalm 136:15 explicitly says God swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, the same event as the sinking in Exodus 15:10.

Numbers 11:31 shows God's wind bringing quail—same divine instrument, but here for provision, not judgment.

Job 4:9 Parallel

Job 4:9 uses 'breath of God' for destruction—parallels the divine wind that drowned the Egyptians.