Exodus 14:10 (DBY)

Passage

And Pharaoh approached; and the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and the children of Israel were much afraid, and cried out to Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Exodus 14:8 And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; and the children of Israel had gone out with a high hand.

Exodus 14:9 And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them where they had encamped by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, opposite to Baal-Zephon.

Exodus 14:10 And Pharaoh approached; and the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and the children of Israel were much afraid, and cried out to Jehovah.

Exodus 14:11 And they said to Moses, Is it because there were no graves in Egypt, thou hast taken us away to die in the wilderness? why hast thou done this to us, that thou hast led us out of Egypt?

Exodus 14:12 Is not this what we told thee in Egypt, when we said, Let us alone, and we will serve the Egyptians? For [it had been] better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "pharaoh", "approached", "children", "israel", "lifted", "eyes", "behold", and "egyptians". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "pharaoh" and "approached", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And the Egyptians pursued after them all..." into verse 11's "And they said to Moses Is it...", so "pharaoh" and "approached" 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 "pharaoh" and "approached" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.