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Exodus 14:17 KJV
Exodus · chapter 14 · verse 17
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.Exodus 14:17 · King James Version
Exodus 14:17 in context
15And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
16But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
17And 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.
18And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
19And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- EgyptiansMitsrayimMitsrajimH4714 →
- chariotsrekeba vehicleH7393 →
- PharaohParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547 →
- hardenchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- heartslêbthe heartH3820 →
- followbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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We have here, I. Direction given to Israel's leader. 1. What he must do himself. He must, for the present, leave off praying, and apply himself to his business (Exo 14:15): Wherefore cryest thou unto me? Moses, though he was assured of a good issue to the present distress, yet did not neglect prayer.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-20