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The enemy said, `I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil. My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.`
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The Enemy's Arrogant Heart
Commentators note the poetic style of this verse. The short, breathless phrases—'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide'—are meant to convey the enemy's frantic greed, arrogance, and bloodlust. This isn't just a plan; it's a window into the heart of those who oppose God, revealing their absolute confidence in their own power.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
With the deliverance of Israel is associated the development of the national poetry, which finds its first and perfect expression in this magnifice…
19th Century
Anglican
The second stanza, or strophe, expands the subject matter of the first. It begins, like the first, with some general expressions setting forth the …
Baptist
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand sh…
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16th Century
Protestant
The enemy said. He relates the boast of Pharaoh not merely in exultation over him, but to magnify the miracle by which God gives over this…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The enemy said That is, Pharaoh, who repented that he has let Israel go; an emblem of Satan, who when the people of …
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…
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