Exodus 14:14 (ASV)

Passage

Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Nearby Context

Exodus 14:12 Is not this the word that we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

Exodus 14:13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which he will work for you to-day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

Exodus 14:14 Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Exodus 14:15 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.

Exodus 14:16 And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "fight", "shall", "hold", and "peace". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "fight", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And Moses said unto the people Fear..." into verse 15's "And Jehovah said unto Moses Wherefore criest...", so "jehovah" and "fight" belong inside that flow. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "fight" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.