1 You remained angry with those worthless Egyptians and kept punishing them without mercy, because you already knew
2 how they would change their minds and chase your people, after hurriedly setting them free.
3 As a matter of fact, they made this foolish decision even before they had finished mourning for their dead. Then they started pursuing those very people they had begged and even forced to leave.
4 They were urged on by the destruction they deserved, and it made them forget what had already happened, so that they would be fully punished
5 by dying an unusual death and so that your people would have an amazing journey.
6 At your command the laws of nature were changed to protect your children from harm.