The Sea and the Dry Land Argue and God Swears an Oath

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 251:2

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Another interpretation of "You stretched out Your right hand" (Exodus 15:12): this teaches that the sea cast them onto the dry land and the dry land cast them back into the sea. The dry land said: If, when I received only the blood of Abel alone, it was said to me, "Cursed are you from the ground" (Genesis 4:11) ["Cursed are you from the ground"], now how can I receive the blood of all these multitudes? until the Holy One, blessed be He, swore to her that He would not bring her to judgment, as it is said, "You stretched out Your right hand" and "right hand" means nothing other than an oath, as it is said, "The LORD has sworn by His right hand" (Isaiah 62:8).

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