God's ultimate power is revealed through the complete defeat and dispersal of those who oppose Him, echoing across both historical events and cosmic realms. The act of crushing His foes involves a total shattering and breaking [מצודת ציון]. The primary approach among commentators identifies the main target of this destruction as Egypt. Continuing the narrative of the Red Sea, God broke the Egyptians within the waters, reducing them to helpless casualties entirely stripped of the strength to escape [רד״ק, מצודת דוד, מאירי]. However, others suggest the target was not the earthly nation of Egypt itself, but rather its heavenly prince—the ruling angel overseeing the empire—whom God subdued and struck down [אלשיך]. A completely different perspective views this destruction as a primeval event, referring to the great sea monsters from the dawn of creation, ancient creatures of mysterious nature that God shattered [ביאור שטיינזלץ].
This decisive victory is achieved solely through God's supreme power, entirely independent of any help or actions from human beings [מלבי״ם]. Following the initial destruction, the subsequent scattering of enemies is largely understood as the final act of the Red Sea miracle. While the sea naturally holds onto those who drown and only casts them out after a period of time, God performed a miracle, causing the waters to immediately expel and scatter the Egyptian bodies along the shore for the Israelites to witness [רד״ק, מאירי].
Other perspectives identify these scattered enemies as different groups throughout history. Some view them as the kings of Canaan [מצודת דוד]. Another approach connects this scattering to the generation of the Tower of Babel; just as God proved His mastery over heaven and earth by defeating Egypt's heavenly prince, He previously scattered humanity and divided the nations under their respective angels [אלשיך]. Finally, a broader understanding views this not as a specific historical event, but as a general scattering of God's enemies throughout the world [ביאור שטיינזלץ].