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Exodus 14:10
As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Pharaoh’s chariots and troops overtake the Israelites camped by the sea near Pi-hahiroth. The people look up, see the approaching Egyptian army, and cry out to the LORD.
The words — וּ/פַרְעֹ֖ה הִקְרִ֑יב (u./far.'Oh hik.Riv) means "and Pharaoh drew near," while וַ/יִּשְׂאוּ עֵינֵי/הֶ֜ם (va/i.yis.'U 'ei.nei./Hem) translates to "and they lifted up their eyes."
The thread — This pattern of crying out to the LORD in distress recurs in Psalms 107:6, Joshua 24:7, and Nehemiah 9:9.
Why it lands — The text records panic and immediate prayer before any divine intervention, requiring the reader to acknowledge fear as the catalyst for turning directly to God rather than relying on human strategy.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the Lord.
Cross-references
- Psalms 107:6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
- Joshua 24:7 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.
- Nehemiah 9:9 You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.
- Psalms 34:17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.
- Isaiah 51:12 “I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
- Matthew 8:25 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
- 2 Chronicles 18:31 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.
- Psalms 53:5 There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.
- Psalms 106:44 Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.
- Matthew 14:30 But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”