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anguish will grip the people of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The peoples hear and tremble; anguish grips those who live in Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The peoples have heard; they tremble; pangs have seized the inhabitants of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The people shall hear, <i>and</i> be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“The people will hear <i>and</i> be afraid; Sorrow will take hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The peoples have heard, they tremble; Anguish has gripped the inhabitants of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The peoples have heard, they tremble; Anguish has gripped the inhabitants of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The peoples have heard, they tremble; Anguish has gripped the inhabitants of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The peoples have heard, they tremble; Anguish has seized the inhabitants of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The peoples have heard [about You], they tremble; Anguish <i>and</i> fear has gripped the inhabitants of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the peoples hear, they will shudder; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the peoples hear, they will shudder; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The peoples have heard, they tremble: Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Nations learned of this and trembled--Philistines shook with horror. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The peoples have heard, they tremble: Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />People will hear of it and tremble. The people of Philistia will be in anguish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The nations have heard, and they tremble with fear; the Philistines are seized with terror. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"The people heard and they quaked, anguish has seized the inhabitants of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The peoples have heard. They tremble. Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The peoples have heard. They tremble. Pangs have taken hold of the inhabitants of Philistia. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Peoples have heard, they are troubled; Pain has seized inhabitants of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Peoples have heard, they are troubled; Pain hath seized inhabitants of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The peoples heard, and they will be angry: pain took those inhabiting Philistia.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Nations rose up, and were angry: sorrows took hold on the inhabitants of Philisthiim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Peoples rose up and became angry. Sorrows took hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The peoples heard and quaked; anguish gripped the dwellers in Philistia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The peoples heard, they trembled; pangs seized the inhabitants of Philistia.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The people heard and they trembled; fear took hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The nations heard and they shook, and fear has seized the dwellers of Philistia.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The peoples have heard, they tremble; Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The nations heard and were angry, pangs have seized on the dwellers among the Phylistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/15-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=3816" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/15.htm">Moses' Song of Deliverance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mîm (N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">The nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">will hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/7264.htm" title="7264: yir·gā·zūn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed. A primitive root; to quiver.">and tremble;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2427.htm" title="2427: ḥîl (N-ms) -- A writhing, anguish. And chiylah; from chuwl; a throe.">anguish</a> <a href="/hebrew/270.htm" title="270: ’ā·ḥaz (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To grasp, take hold, take possession. A primitive root; to seize.">will grip</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">the dwellers</a> <a href="/hebrew/6429.htm" title="6429: pə·lā·šeṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A territory on the S. Mediterranean coast of Isr. From palash; rolling, i.e. Migratory; Pelesheth, a region of Syria.">of Philistia.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/2-9.htm">Joshua 2:9-11</a></span><br />and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you. / For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction. / When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-1.htm">Joshua 5:1</a></span><br />Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/48-4.htm">Psalm 48:4-6</a></span><br />For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together. / They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror. / Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-5.htm">Isaiah 23:5</a></span><br />When the report reaches Egypt, they will writhe in agony over the news of Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-2.htm">Isaiah 64:2</a></span><br />as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-25.htm">Deuteronomy 2:25</a></span><br />This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-25.htm">Deuteronomy 11:25</a></span><br />No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/4-7.htm">1 Samuel 4:7-8</a></span><br />the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before. / Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">2 Chronicles 20:29</a></span><br />And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Habakkuk 3:7</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-4.htm">Revelation 15:4</a></span><br />Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-15.htm">Revelation 18:15</a></span><br />The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Revelation 18:17</a></span><br />For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Revelation 18:19</a></span><br />Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.</p><p class="hdg">hear</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-14.htm">Numbers 14:14</a></b></br> And they will tell <i>it</i> to the inhabitants of this land: <i>for</i> they have heard that thou LORD <i>art</i> among this people, that thou LORD art seen face to face, and <i>that</i> thy cloud standeth over them, and <i>that</i> thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/22-5.htm">Numbers 22:5</a></b></br> He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which <i>is</i> by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/2-4.htm">Deuteronomy 2:4,5</a></b></br> And command thou the people, saying, Ye <i>are</i> to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore: … </p><p class="hdg">of Palestina</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Isaiah 14:29,31</a></b></br> Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit <i>shall be</i> a fiery flying serpent… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/exodus/6-9.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/exodus/14-31.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/exodus/4-4.htm">Grip</a> <a href="/luke/8-37.htm">Gripped</a> <a href="/exodus/7-16.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/exodus/6-5.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/exodus/11-2.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/exodus/14-14.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/genesis/50-11.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/genesis/35-17.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-31.htm">Palestina</a> <a href="/revelation/12-2.htm">Pangs</a> <a href="/genesis/49-33.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-6.htm">Philistia</a> <a href="/genesis/34-28.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/revelation/8-5.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-5.htm">Thrill</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-10.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/exodus/14-24.htm">Troubled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-25.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/exodus/15-15.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/exodus/15-15.htm">Grip</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-6.htm">Gripped</a> <a href="/exodus/18-9.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/exodus/16-7.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/exodus/16-7.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/exodus/15-15.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/exodus/15-15.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/numbers/5-24.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Palestina</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-31.htm">Pangs</a> <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Philistia</a> <a href="/exodus/15-15.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-5.htm">Thrill</a> <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/exodus/15-15.htm">Troubled</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">The song of Moses, Miriam, and Israel on their deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">The people want water in the desert</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-23.htm">The waters at Marah are bitter, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-24.htm">they murmur, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-25.htm">Moses prays, and sweetens the waters by God's direction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-27.htm">They encamp at Elim, where are twelve wells, and seventy palm trees</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The miraculous events, such as the parting of the Red Sea, were not only significant for Israel but also served as a testimony to surrounding nations of God's power. Historically, news of such events would travel through trade routes and interactions among nations, causing fear and respect for the God of Israel. This fear is echoed in <a href="/joshua/2-9.htm">Joshua 2:9-11</a>, where Rahab speaks of the terror that fell upon the inhabitants of Canaan upon hearing of Israel's exodus and victories. The trembling of nations can also be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate victory of God over all nations, as prophesied in passages like <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-4</a>.<p><b>anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.</b><br>Philistia refers to the region inhabited by the Philistines, located along the southwestern coast of Canaan. The Philistines were known as one of Israel's primary adversaries throughout the Old Testament. The mention of Philistia here highlights the immediate threat perceived by neighboring regions upon witnessing God's intervention for Israel. This anguish is not just fear but a deep-seated anxiety over the potential threat posed by a nation whose God performs such mighty acts. The Philistines' fear is later confirmed in <a href="/1_samuel/4-7.htm">1 Samuel 4:7-8</a>, where they express dread over the presence of the God who struck Egypt. This phrase also serves as a type of Christ, as it prefigures the fear and awe that Jesus' miraculous works and ultimate victory over sin and death would inspire among both His followers and adversaries.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the surrounding peoples and tribes who would hear of God's mighty acts and be filled with fear. This includes various groups in the ancient Near East.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistia.htm">Philistia</a></b><br>A region and its inhabitants, the Philistines, who were known adversaries of Israel. They lived along the coastal areas of what is now modern-day Israel and Gaza.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tremble.htm">Tremble</a></b><br>This describes the reaction of fear and awe that the nations would experience upon hearing of God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/anguish.htm">Anguish</a></b><br>A deep distress or anxiety that would grip the people of Philistia, indicating the profound impact of God's power on Israel's enemies.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_song_of_moses.htm">The Song of Moses</a></b><br>This verse is part of the Song of Moses, a hymn of praise sung by Moses and the Israelites after their deliverance from Egypt and the crossing of the Red Sea.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_power.htm">God's Sovereign Power</a></b><br>The verse highlights God's supreme power over nations, reminding believers that God is in control and His plans will prevail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fear_of_the_lord.htm">Fear of the Lord</a></b><br>The fear experienced by the nations serves as a reminder of the reverence and awe due to God. Believers are encouraged to cultivate a healthy fear of the Lord, which leads to wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_of_god's_works.htm">Witness of God's Works</a></b><br>The reaction of the nations underscores the importance of God's works as a testimony to His greatness. Believers are called to share testimonies of God's work in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_deliverance.htm">Trust in Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as God delivered Israel, He is faithful to deliver His people today. Believers can trust in God's deliverance in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/impact_of_god's_presence.htm">Impact of God's Presence</a></b><br>The presence of God among His people causes fear among their enemies. Believers are reminded of the power and protection that comes from God's presence.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god's_morality_absolute_if_it_changes.htm">How can God's morality be absolute if it changes (e.g., dietary laws, sacrifices, Sabbath regulations)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_moses_praise_god's_deliverance.htm">How does Moses praise God for His deliverance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_hornets.htm">What does the Bible mention about hornets?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_basis_for_job_15_20-24's_torment.htm">In Job 15:20-24, where is the historical or archaeological basis for the notion that the wicked perpetually face this kind of torment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">The people.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">The peoples: i.e., </span>all the various tribes and nations of the desert and of Palestine--the Amalekites, Edomites, Philistines, Moabites, Amorites, &c.<p><span class= "bld">Shall hear, and be afraid.</span>--On the fear which was actually felt, see <a href="/numbers/22-3.htm" title="And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.">Numbers 22:3</a>; <a href="/joshua/2-11.htm" title="And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.">Joshua 2:11</a>; <a href="/joshua/5-1.htm" title="And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.">Joshua 5:1</a>; <a href="/context/joshua/9-3.htm" title="And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,">Joshua 9:3-15</a>, &c.<p><span class= "bld">The inhabitants of Palestina </span>are the Philistines, from whom the Holy Land derived the name which it still retains in most of the languages of modern Europe. The Hebrew word is <span class= "ital">Ph?lasheth, </span>of which the nearest English equivalent would be "Philistia."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The people shall hear</span>. - Rather, "the peoples" - <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, the tribes, or nations, of these parts - Philistines, Amalekites, Edomites, Moabites, etc. - will hear of the wonders done in Egypt, especially of the crowning wonder of all - Israel's passage through the Red Sea and Egypt's destruction in it - and will in consequence tremble with fear when the Israelites approach them, and offer them no effectual opposition. <span class="cmt_word">Palestine</span>. This is a Greek form. The Hebrew is Phelasheth, which would perhaps be best translated "Philistia." (Compare <a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Psalm 60:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/87-4.htm">Psalm 87:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/108-9.htm">Psalm 108:9</a>.) The Philistine country was a strip of territory extending along the coast of the Mediterranean from a little below Gaze on the south, nearly to Mount Carmel on the north. It is curious that the philistines are not mentioned under that name on any of the early Egyptian monuments. They may perhaps be the Purusaia of the time of Rameses III., whom some however identify with the Pelasgi. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/15-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The nations</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will hear</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁמְע֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] tremble;</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְגָּז֑וּן</span> <span class="translit">(yir·gā·zūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7264.htm">Strong's 7264: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anguish</span><br /><span class="heb">חִ֣יל</span> <span class="translit">(ḥîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2427.htm">Strong's 2427: </a> </span><span class="str2">A writhing, anguish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will grip</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחַ֔ז</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥaz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_270.htm">Strong's 270: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grasp, take hold, take possession</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the dwellers</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹשְׁבֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Philistia.</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּלָֽשֶׁת׃</span> <span class="translit">(pə·lā·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6429.htm">Strong's 6429: </a> </span><span class="str2">Philistia -- a territory on the southern Mediterranean coast of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">OT Law: Exodus 15:14 The peoples have heard (Exo. 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