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And the Egyptians said, &#8220Let&#8217s get away from the Israelites! The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He twisted their chariot wheels, making their chariots difficult to drive. “Let’s get out of here—away from these Israelites!” the Egyptians shouted. “The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />clogging their chariot wheels so that they drove heavily. And the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from before Israel, for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And He took off their chariot wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He caused their chariot wheels to swerve, and He made them drive with difficulty; so the Egyptians <i>each</i> said, “Let me flee from Israel, for the LORD is fighting for them against the Egyptians.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He caused their chariot wheels to swerve, and He made them drive with difficulty; so the Egyptians said, &#8220Let us flee from Israel, for the LORD is fighting for them against the Egyptians.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He caused their chariot wheels to swerve, and He made them drive with difficulty; so the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from Israel, for the LORD is fighting for them against the Egyptians.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And He caused their chariot wheels to swerve, and He made them drive with difficulty; so the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from Israel, for Yahweh is fighting for them against the Egyptians.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He made their chariot wheels hard to turn, and the chariots difficult to drive; so the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from Israel, for the LORD is fighting for them against the Egyptians.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He caused their chariot wheels to swerve and made them drive with difficulty. “Let’s get away from Israel,” the Egyptians said, “because the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He caused their chariot wheels to swerve and made them drive with difficulty. &#8220Let&#8217s get away from Israel,&#8221 the Egyptians said, &#8220because Yahweh is fighting for them against Egypt!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for Jehovah fighteth for them against the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Their chariot wheels got stuck, and it was hard for them to move. So the Egyptians said to one another, "Let's leave these people alone! The LORD is on their side and is fighting against us." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He made the wheels of their chariots come off so that they could hardly move. Then the Egyptians shouted, "Let's get out of here! The LORD is fighting for Israel! He's against us!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He made the wheels of their chariots get stuck, so that they moved with great difficulty. The Egyptians said, "The LORD is fighting for the Israelites against us. Let's get out of here!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He made the wheels of their chariots wobble so that they drove them with difficulty. The Egyptians said, "Let's flee from Israel because the LORD is fighting for them and against us." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He jammed the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving, and the Egyptians said, "Let's flee from Israel, for the LORD fights for them against Egypt!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He bound their chariot wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty. And the Egyptians said, "Let's flee from the face of Israel, for the LORD fights for them against Egypt."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And took off their chariot-wheels, and made them to move heavily, so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, “Let’s flee from the face of Israel, for Yahweh fights for them against the Egyptians!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and turns aside the wheels of their chariots, and they lead them with difficulty, and the Egyptians say, “Let us flee from the face of Israel, for YHWH is fighting for them against the Egyptians.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and turneth aside the wheels of their chariots, and they lead them with difficulty, and the Egyptians say, 'Let us flee from the face of Israel, for Jehovah is fighting for them against the Egyptians.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will remove the wheel of their chariots, and they will drive in heaviness; and Egypt will say, I will flee from the face of Israel; for Jehovah waged war for them against Egypt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And overthrew the wheels of the chariots, and they were carried into the deep. And the Egyptians said: Let us flee from Israel: for the Lord fighteth for them against us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he overturned the wheels of the chariots, and they were carried into the deep. Therefore, the Egyptians said: “Let us flee from Israel. For the Lord fights on their behalf against us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and he so clogged their chariot wheels that they could drive only with difficulty. With that the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from Israel, because the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He clogged their chariot wheels so that they turned with difficulty. The Egyptians said, “Let us flee from the Israelites, for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thus clogging their chariot wheels that they drew heavily, so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from before the house of Israel; for the LORD fights for them against Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he bound the wheels of their chariots and they drove them heavily and the Egyptians were saying, “Let us escape from before of the house of Israel, for LORD JEHOVAH fights war for them with Egypt.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And He took off their chariot wheels, and made them to drive heavily; so that the Egyptians said: 'Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and bound the axle-trees of their chariots, and caused them to go with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord fights for them against the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/14-25.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=3627" 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/14.htm">Parting the Red Sea</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>At morning watch, however, the LORD looked down on the army of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw their camp into confusion. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4818.htm" title="4818: mar·kə·ḇō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A chariot. Feminine of merkab; a chariot.">He caused their chariot</a> <a href="/hebrew/212.htm" title="212: ’ō·p̄an (N-msc) -- A wheel. Or pophan; from an unused root meaning to revolve; a wheel.">wheels</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: way·yā·sar (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">to wobble,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3517.htm" title="3517: biḵ·ḇê·ḏuṯ (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Heaviness. Feminine of kabed; difficulty.">so that they had difficulty</a> <a href="/hebrew/5090.htm" title="5090: way·na·hă·ḡê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to drive forth, i.e. Lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed; also, to sigh.">driving.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: ’ā·nū·sāh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">“Let us flee</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">the Israelites,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">the Egyptians,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3898.htm" title="3898: nil·ḥām (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To feed on, to consume, to battle. A primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle.">is fighting</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">for them</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: bə·miṣ·rå̄·yim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">against Egypt!”</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.”…<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/24-7.htm">Joshua 24:7</a></span><br />So your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, over whom He brought the sea and engulfed them. Your very eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11</a></span><br />You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-16.htm">Psalm 77:16-20</a></span><br />The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken. / The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. / Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Psalm 106:9-11</a></span><br />He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert. / He saved them from the hand that hated them; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. / The waters covered their foes; not one of them remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-13.htm">Psalm 136:13-15</a></span><br />He divided the Red Sea in two His loving devotion endures forever. / and led Israel through the midst, His loving devotion endures forever. / but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Isaiah 63:12-13</a></span><br />who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29</a></span><br />By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a></span><br />He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Romans 9:17-18</a></span><br />For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” / Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-4.htm">Exodus 15:4-5</a></span><br />Pharaoh’s chariots and army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea. / The depths have covered them; they sank there like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-4.htm">Deuteronomy 11:4</a></span><br />what He did to the Egyptian army and horses and chariots when He made the waters of the Red Sea engulf them as they pursued you, and how He destroyed them completely, even to this day;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/5-20.htm">Judges 5:20-21</a></span><br />From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera. / The River Kishon swept them away, the ancient river, the River Kishon. March on, O my soul, in strength!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-13.htm">Psalm 78:13</a></span><br />He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10</a></span><br />Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And took off their chariot wheels, that they drove them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians.</p><p class="hdg">took off</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/4-15.htm">Judges 4:15</a></b></br> And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all <i>his</i> chariots, and all <i>his</i> host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off <i>his</i> chariot, and fled away on his feet.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Psalm 46:9</a></b></br> He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/76-6.htm">Psalm 76:6</a></b></br> At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/11-20.htm">Job 11:20</a></b></br> But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope <i>shall be as</i> the giving up of the ghost.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-24.htm">Job 20:24</a></b></br> He shall flee from the iron weapon, <i>and</i> the bow of steel shall strike him through.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/27-22.htm">Job 27:22</a></b></br> For <i>God</i> shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.</p><p class="hdg">for the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14</a></b></br> The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/3-22.htm">Deuteronomy 3:22</a></b></br> Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/4-7.htm">1 Samuel 4:7,8</a></b></br> And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/exodus/14-9.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/exodus/14-23.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/exodus/7-18.htm">Difficulty</a> <a href="/acts/18-16.htm">Drave</a> <a href="/exodus/11-1.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/exodus/10-11.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/exodus/10-19.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/exodus/14-20.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/14-24.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">Face</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-3.htm">Fighteth</a> <a href="/exodus/13-18.htm">Fighting</a> <a href="/james/4-1.htm">Fights</a> <a href="/exodus/9-20.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/exodus/14-17.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-5.htm">Heavily</a> <a href="/exodus/14-22.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/14-22.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/genesis/37-27.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/exodus/14-15.htm">Move</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Stiff</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-18.htm">Swerve</a> <a href="/exodus/13-18.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/exodus/14-23.htm">War-Carriages</a> <a href="/nahum/3-2.htm">Wheels</a> <a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/21-27.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-4.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/exodus/14-26.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/matthew/19-23.htm">Difficulty</a> <a href="/joshua/16-10.htm">Drave</a> <a href="/exodus/23-28.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/exodus/23-28.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/numbers/5-4.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/exodus/15-9.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/14-26.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Face</a> <a href="/exodus/17-8.htm">Fighteth</a> <a href="/numbers/14-42.htm">Fighting</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-22.htm">Fights</a> <a href="/exodus/21-13.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/exodus/18-22.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/judges/1-35.htm">Heavily</a> <a href="/exodus/14-29.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/14-28.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/joshua/22-26.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/exodus/40-37.htm">Move</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-6.htm">Stiff</a> <a href="/psalms/119-51.htm">Swerve</a> <a href="/exodus/14-27.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/exodus/14-26.htm">War-Carriages</a> <a href="/judges/5-28.htm">Wheels</a> <a href="/exodus/14-31.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/14-1.htm">God instructs the Israelites in their journey</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/14-5.htm">Pharaoh pursues after them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/14-10.htm">The Israelites murmur</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Moses comforts them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/14-15.htm">God instructs Moses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">The cloud removes behind the camp</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">The Israelites pass through the Red sea, which drowns the Egyptians</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He caused their chariot wheels to wobble</b><br>This phrase highlights divine intervention in the natural world, a recurring theme in the Exodus narrative. The chariots, symbols of Egyptian military might, are rendered ineffective by God's direct action. This act demonstrates God's supremacy over human power and technology. The Hebrew term used here can imply a sense of confusion or chaos, suggesting that God not only physically disrupted the chariots but also sowed disorder among the Egyptian forces. This mirrors earlier plagues where God systematically dismantled Egyptian confidence and control.<p><b>so that they had difficulty driving</b><br>The difficulty in driving the chariots underscores the futility of opposing God's will. The Egyptians, known for their advanced chariotry, find themselves powerless, emphasizing the theme of divine judgment. This moment is a turning point, illustrating that human strength and skill are insufficient against divine intervention. The narrative echoes earlier instances where God hardened Pharaoh's heart, showing that resistance to God's plan leads to inevitable downfall.<p><b>“Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians</b><br>The Egyptians' realization marks a significant shift in the narrative. Previously confident in their pursuit, they now recognize the futility of their efforts. This acknowledgment of defeat is a fulfillment of God's promise to deliver Israel with a mighty hand. The Egyptians' fear contrasts with the Israelites' growing faith, highlighting the theme of God's protection and deliverance. This moment foreshadows future instances where Israel's enemies recognize God's power, such as in <a href="/joshua/2-9.htm">Joshua 2:9-11</a> with Rahab's confession.<p><b>“for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”</b><br>This declaration by the Egyptians serves as a powerful testimony to God's sovereignty and faithfulness. The use of "LORD" (YHWH) signifies the personal and covenantal nature of God's relationship with Israel. The Egyptians' recognition of God's intervention fulfills the purpose of the plagues: to demonstrate His power and make His name known among the nations. This acknowledgment prefigures the ultimate victory of God over all earthly powers, a theme echoed in <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a>, where Christ is depicted as the divine warrior.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who intervenes directly in the events to deliver His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_egyptians.htm">The Egyptians</a></b><br>The oppressors of the Israelites, pursuing them to bring them back into slavery.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, fleeing from Egyptian bondage towards the Promised Land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_red_sea.htm">The Red Sea</a></b><br>The body of water that the Israelites crossed, which God used as a means of deliverance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/chariots_and_wheels.htm">Chariots and Wheels</a></b><br>The military technology of the Egyptians, which God rendered ineffective.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_deliverance.htm">God's Sovereignty in Deliverance</a></b><br>God is in control of all circumstances, even those that seem insurmountable. He can turn the tide in favor of His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention.htm">Divine Intervention</a></b><br>The LORD actively intervenes in the lives of His people. We can trust Him to act on our behalf in times of trouble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_god's_hand.htm">Recognizing God's Hand</a></b><br>The Egyptians recognized that the LORD was fighting for Israel. We should be attentive to see God's hand in our lives and give Him glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_power.htm">Faith in God's Power</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites had to trust God to deliver them, we are called to have faith in His power and promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_opposing_god.htm">The Futility of Opposing God</a></b><br>The Egyptians' defeat illustrates the futility of opposing God's will. Aligning with God's purposes leads to victory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_pharaoh's_army_loss.htm">Why is there little or no archaeological or historical evidence in Egypt for the sudden destruction of Pharaoh's army described in Exodus 14?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_for_exodus_miracles.htm">Why is there no evidence for the miraculous events claimed in Exodus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_lexicon.htm">How does Exodus 15:2 describe God's role for believers?</a></div><div class="infoline"></div></div><div class="result_block"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_red_sea_parting_teach.htm">What lessons does the Red Sea parting teach us?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span>- <span class="cmt_word">And took off their chariot wheels</span>. The Sept. has "clogged the axles of their chariots;" but this is from a reading not at present found in the Hebrew MSS. Most modern commentators, however, prefer the reading, which gives a<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/14-25.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">He caused their chariot</span><br /><span class="heb">מַרְכְּבֹתָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(mar·kə·ḇō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4818.htm">Strong's 4818: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chariot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wheels</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹפַ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·p̄an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_212.htm">Strong's 212: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wheel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to wobble,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֗סַר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·sar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that they had difficulty</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּכְבֵדֻ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(biḵ·ḇê·ḏuṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3517.htm">Strong's 3517: </a> </span><span class="str2">Difficulty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">driving.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·na·hă·ḡê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5090.htm">Strong's 5090: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drive forth, lead, carry away, to proceed, to sigh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Let us flee</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנ֙וּסָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nū·sāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flit, vanish away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Israelites,”</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Egyptians,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרַ֗יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4713.htm">Strong's 4713: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is fighting</span><br /><span class="heb">נִלְחָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(nil·ḥām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3898.htm">Strong's 3898: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feed on, to consume, to battle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for them</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">against Egypt!”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמִצְרָֽיִם‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(bə·miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4713.htm">Strong's 4713: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/14-25.htm">Exodus 14:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/14-25.htm">Exodus 14:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/14-25.htm">Exodus 14:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/14-25.htm">Exodus 14:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/14-25.htm">Exodus 14:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/14-25.htm">Exodus 14:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/14-25.htm">Exodus 14:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/14-25.htm">Exodus 14:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/14-25.htm">Exodus 14:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/14-25.htm">Exodus 14:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/14-25.htm">OT Law: Exodus 14:25 He took off their chariot wheels (Exo. 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