American Standard Version
Exodus 14:15
15And Jehovah said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.
Exodus 14:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
- New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord said to Moses, "Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward.
Context of Exodus 14:15
13And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which he will work for you to-day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 14Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. And Jehovah said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward. 16And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground. 17And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them: and I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
Read all of Exodus 14Exodus 14:15 word by word
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה מַה־תִּצְעַ֖ק אֵלָ֑י דַּבֵּ֥ר אֶל־בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְיִסָּֽעוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Exodus 14:15
- Exodus 17:4And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they are almost ready to stone me.
- Joshua 7:10And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore art thou thus fallen upon thy face?
- Ezra 10:4Arise; for the matter belongeth unto thee, and we are with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
- Nehemiah 9:9And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea,
Commentaries on Exodus 14:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Wherefore criest thou unto me? - We hear not one word of Moses' praying, and yet here the Lord asks him why he cries unto him? From which we may learn that the heart of Moses was deeply engaged with God, though it is probable he did not articulate one word; but the language of sighs, tears, and desires is equally intelligible to God with that of words. This consideration should be a strong encouragement to every feeble, discouraged mind: Thou canst not…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Wherefore criest thou unto me? - Moses does not speak of his intercession, and we only know of it from this answer to his prayer.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-20Verses 15-20 Moses' silent prayers of faith prevailed more with God than Israel's loud outcries of fear. The pillar of cloud and fire came behind them, where they needed a guard, and it was a wall between them and their enemies. The word and providence of God have a black and dark side toward sin and sinners, but a bright and pleasant side toward the people of the Lord. He, who divided between light and darkness, Ge 1:4, allotted darkness to the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-31The escape through the Red Sea was the climactic moment of rescue. It was the highest point of God’s saving work in the exodus from Egypt.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1815-18. the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? &c.--When in answer to his prayers, he received the divine command to go forward, he no longer doubted by what kind of miracle the salvation of his mighty charge was to be effected.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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