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Exodus 14:17
17This is what I, the Lord, will do: I will cause the minds of the Egyptians to become hard. They will follow the Israelites into the sea to catch them. I will show how great I am when I win against Pharaoh and all his army, his chariots, his horses and their riders.
Exodus 14:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
- New International Version (NIV)I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they shall go in after them, and I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, his chariots, and his horsemen.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I indeed will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen.
Context of Exodus 14:17
15Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Do not continue to call to me for help! Tell the Israelites to move on. 16You yourself must do this: Lift up your stick and hold your hand out over the sea. The water will become two separate parts. Then the Israelites can cross through the middle of the sea on dry ground. This is what I, the Lord, will do: I will cause the minds of the Egyptians to become hard. They will follow the Israelites into the sea to catch them. I will show how great I am when I win against Pharaoh and all his army, his chariots, his horses and their riders. 18When I do that, the Egyptians will know that I really am the Lord. They will know that I am great.’ 19The angel of God had been leading the army of the Israelites. Now he moved and he went behind them. The pillar of cloud moved and it stood behind the army.
Read all of Exodus 14Exodus 14:17 word by word
וַאֲנִ֗י הִנְנִ֤י מְחַזֵּק֙ אֶת־לֵ֣ב מִצְרַ֔יִם וְיָבֹ֖אוּ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וְאִכָּבְדָ֤ה בְּפַרְעֹה֙ וּבְכָל־חֵיל֔וֹ בְּרִכְבּ֖וֹ וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I, behold, I will hardenחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
- the heartsלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- and they shall followבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- themאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- and I will get me honourכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
- upon Pharaohפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
- and upon all his hostחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
- upon his chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
- and upon his horsemenפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horsemanH6571
Cross-references for Exodus 14:17
- Genesis 6:17I will cover the earth with deep water. I will destroy all living things, wherever they live. Everything that breathes will die.
- Genesis 9:9‘I promise you that I will obey the covenant that I am making with you. I promise this to you and to all your descendants.
- Leviticus 26:28So he will turn away from them. He will punish them seven times more again.
- Deuteronomy 32:39Realize the truth! I alone am God. There is no other god as well as me. I can kill and I can give life. I can hurt people and I can make them well again. Nobody can stop me doing what I choose to do.
- Isaiah 48:15Yes, that is what I have commanded. I have called him to do this work. I have shown him what he must do, and he will do it!
- Isaiah 51:12‘I am the Lord who comforts you. You do not need to be afraid of people who are only human. Remember that they will all die one day, like grass that only lives for a short time.
- Jeremiah 23:39I will pick you up and I will throw you away! I will send you all a long way away from me. I will chase out all the people of this city that I gave to you and to your ancestors.
- Ezekiel 5:8So this is what the Almighty Lord says: I myself have become your enemy, people of Jerusalem. I will punish you while the other nations watch.
- Ezekiel 6:3Say, “You mountains of Israel, listen to this message from the Almighty Lord. This is what the Almighty Lord says to the mountains, the hills and the valleys: I am coming here to attack you. I will destroy the places where you worship false gods.
- Ezekiel 34:11So this is what the Almighty Lord says: I myself will go and look for my sheep to bring them back.
- Hosea 5:14I will attack Ephraim's people like a lion. I will also attack Judah's people like a young lion. I myself will tear them into pieces. I will carry them away. Nobody will be able to rescue them.
- Exodus 14:8The Lord caused the mind of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to be hard. So Pharaoh followed after the Israelites, when they left Egypt without any fear.
- Exodus 4:23I have already said to you, Let my son go so that he can worship me. But if you refuse to let him go, I will kill your first son.” ’
- Exodus 7:3But I will make Pharaoh's mind become hard. I will do many miracles in Egypt that show my power.
- Exodus 14:18When I do that, the Egyptians will know that I really am the Lord. They will know that I am great.’
- Exodus 14:4Then I will cause Pharaoh's mind to become hard again. He will go to catch the Israelites. I will show how great I am when I win against Pharaoh and his whole army. Because of this, the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.’ The Israelites did what God said.
Commentaries on Exodus 14:17
- 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. 17honor: The Hebrew word translated as honor (kabod) suggests weightiness, importance, and reality. It describes something solid and true. It is not just brightness or outward beauty. In this event, God showed that he is real and powerful. At the same time, he showed that the political, military, and material glory of one of the greatest human cultures was weak and temporary. It was only a thin covering that could not stand before him.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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