the tongue of the Egyptian sea,] The red sea; or the bay of it, that shooteth into the land, like a tongue, and bordereth upon Egypt. Josh. 15. 2, 5. Zechariah 10:11. he shake his hand over the river,] Chap. 19. 16. Zechariah 2:9. the river] Nilus, that runneth through Egypt; and by seven streams, or chanels, emptieth it self into the sea. Jeremiah 2:18. dry-shod] Heb. in shoes.