²³ The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots and horsemen^(A) followed them into the sea. ²⁴ During the last watch of the night the Lord looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud^(B) at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion.^{(C) 25} He jammed^[a] the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, “Let’s get away from the Israelites! The Lord is fighting^(D) for them against Egypt.”^(E)