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Exodus 14:3

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1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 “Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.

For Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, ‘They are wandering the land in confusion; the wilderness has boxed them in.’

4 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.

5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us.”

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BSB
For Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, ‘They are wandering the land in confusion; the wilderness has boxed them in.’
KJV
For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
WEB
Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, ‘They are entangled in the land. The wilderness has shut them in.’
ASV
And Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
DARBY
And Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness has hemmed them in.
BLB
And Pharaoh will say of the sons of Israel, ‘They are bewildered by the land; the wilderness has closed in on them.’
ÅB
Farao vil da si om Israels barn: De farer vill i landet, ørkenen har lukket dem inne.
OTB
For farao vil si om israelittene: 'De har gått seg vill i landet; ørkenen har stengt dem inne.'
B1930
Farao vil da si om Israels barn: De farer vill i landet, ørkenen har lukket dem inne.

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Cross references

  • Acts 4:28

    They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.

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  • Ezekiel 38:17

    This is what the Lord GOD says: Are you the one of whom I have spoken in former days through My servants, the prophets of Israel, who in those times prophesied for years that I would bring you against them?

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  • Psalms 139:4

    Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.

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  • 1 Samuel 23:7

    When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”

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  • Psalms 3:2

    Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah

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  • Deuteronomy 31:21

    And when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. For I know their inclination, even before I bring them into the land that I swore to give them.”

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  • Jeremiah 20:10–11

    For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”

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  • Ezekiel 38:10–11

    This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

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