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With the blast of your nostrils the waters were piled up. The floods stood upright as a heap. The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.

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God's Breath, God's Wind

Commentators explain that the poetic phrase "the blast of thy nostrils" refers to the powerful east wind God used to part the sea (Exodus 14:21). This vivid language isn't just figurative; it powerfully describes God's direct, personal, and sovereign control over the forces of nature to save His people.

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Exodus

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Exodus 15:1–18

18th Century

Theologian

With the deliverance of Israel is associated the development of the national poetry, which finds its first and perfect expression in this magnifice…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Exodus 15:6–10

19th Century

Bishop

The second stanza, or strophe, expands the subject matter of the first. It begins, like the first, with some general expressions setting forth the …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Exodus 15:6–8

19th Century

Preacher

Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. And in the greatness of thine exc…

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John Gill

John Gill

On Exodus 15:8

17th Century

Pastor

And with the blast of your nostrils the waters were gathered together From the bottom of the sea, and divided and laid on…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Exodus 15:1–21

17th Century

Minister

This song is the most ancient we know. It is a holy song, in honor of God, to exalt His name and celebrate His praise, and His alone, not in the le…