Exodus 15 · Verse 9

Exodus 15:9

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 shall destroy them.
Exodus 15:9, King James Version

Exodus 15:9 in other translations

BSBThe 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.’
WEBThe enemy said, ‘I will pursue. I will overtake. I will divide the plunder. My desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword. My hand will destroy them.’
ASVThe enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
YLTThe enemy said, I pursue, I overtake; I apportion spoil; Filled is my soul with them; I draw out my sword; My hand destroyeth them: --
DARBYThe enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my soul shall be sated upon them; I will unsheath my sword, my hand shall dispossess them.
BBEEgypt said, I will go after them, I will overtake, I will make division of their goods: my desire will have its way with them; my sword will be uncovered, my hand will send destruction on them.
WebsterThe 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 shall destroy them.

What does Exodus 15:9 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 The enemy said - As this song was composed by Divine inspiration, we may rest assured that these words were spoken by Pharaoh and his captains, and the passions they describe felt, in their utmost sway, in their hearts; but how soon was their boasting confounded? "Thou didst blow with thy wind, and the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters!"

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 15:1-21

This song is the most ancient we know of. It is a holy song, to the honour of God, to exalt his name, and celebrate his praise, and his only, not in the least to magnify any man. Holiness to the Lord is in every part of it. It may be considered as typical, and prophetical of the final destruction of the enemies of the church. Happy the people whose God is the Lord. They have work to do, temptations to grapple with…

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Exodus 15:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe saidH559
אוֹיֵ֛ב'o.Yev[the] enemyH341
אֶרְדֹּ֥ף'er.DofI will pursueH7291
אַשִּׂ֖יג'a.SigI will overtakeH5381
אֲחַלֵּ֣ק'a.cha.LekI will divideH2505
שָׁלָ֑לsha.Lal[the] plunderH7998
תִּמְלָאֵ֣מוֹtim.la.'E.movit will be full of themH4390
נַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.Shiself myH5315
אָרִ֣יק'a.RikI will drawH7324
חַרְבִּ֔יchar.Bisword myH2719
תּוֹרִישֵׁ֖מוֹto.ri.She.movit will dispossess themH3423
יָדִֽי\׃ya.Dihand myH3027

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Cross references for Exodus 15:9

  • Judges 5:30

    Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?

  • Exodus 14:5

    And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

  • Isaiah 53:12

    Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

  • Luke 11:22

    But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

  • Habakkuk 3:14

    Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

  • Isaiah 36:20

    Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?

  • Genesis 49:27

    Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

  • 1 Kings 20:10

    And Ben–hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.

  • Exodus 14:8-9

    And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand. But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi–hahiroth, before Baal–zephon.

  • Isaiah 10:8-13

    For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings? Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus? As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols? …

  • 1 Kings 19:2

    Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will pursue.
Ge 49:27; Jud 5:30; 1Ki 19:2; 20:10; Isa 10:8-13; 36:20; 53:12
Hab 3:14; Lu 11:22
destroy. or, repossess.
14:5,9

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Context

  • Exodus 15:8

    And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

  • Exodus 15:9

    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 shall destroy them.

  • Exodus 15:10

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

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Exodus 15:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El enemigo dijo: Perseguiré, prenderé, repartiré despojos; mi alma se henchirá de ellos; sacaré mi espada, destruirlos ha mi mano.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
L’ennemi disait: Je poursuivrai, j’atteindrai, je partagerai le butin; mon âme sera assouvie d’eux; je tirerai mon épée, ma main les exterminera.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Der Feind sprach: Ich will nachjagen, einholen, Beute teilen; meine Gier soll sich sättigen an ihnen; ich will mein Schwert ziehen, meine Hand soll sie vertilgen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixit inimicus: Persequar et comprehendam, dividam spolia, implebitur anima mea: evaginabo gladium meum, interficiet eos manus mea.