“Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.”
The continuation—'who brings out chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick'—depicts the defeat of Pharaoh's forces in the exodus. The accumulation of military terms (chariot, horse, army, warrior) emphasizes the power of the opposition while the repeated emphasis on their inability to rise and being 'quenched' underscores complete defeat. The metaphor of a wick being quenched prepares for the suffering servant imagery later. This verse celebrates exodus victory as proof of God's power over military might.
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