Hebrews 11:29

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“By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.”

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BSBPD

“By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were swallowed up.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“By faith they did pass through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians having received a trial of, were swallowed up;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Hebrews 11:29 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 14:13But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.
  2. Joshua 2:10For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction.
  3. Nehemiah 9:11You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.
  4. Psalms 66:6He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
  5. Psalms 78:13He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.
  6. Psalms 106:9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.
  7. Psalms 114:1When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
  8. Psalms 136:13He divided the Red Sea in two His loving devotion endures forever.
  9. Isaiah 11:15The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals.
  10. Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
  11. Isaiah 63:11Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,
  12. Habakkuk 3:8Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?

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