Exodus 33:14 (DRB)

Passage

And the Lord said: My face shall go before thee, and I will give thee rest.

Nearby Context

Exodus 33:12 And Moses said to the Lord: Thou commandest me to lead forth this people; and thou dost not let me know whom thou wilt send with me, especially whereas thou hast said: I know thee by name, and thou hast found favour in my sight.

Exodus 33:13 If therefore I have found favour in thy sight, shew me thy face, that I may know thee, and may find grace before thy eyes: look upon thy people this nation.

Exodus 33:14 And the Lord said: My face shall go before thee, and I will give thee rest.

Exodus 33:15 And Moses said: If thou thyself dost not go before, bring us not out of this place.

Exodus 33:16 For how shall we be able to know, I and thy people, that we have found grace in thy sight, unless thou walk with us, that we may be glorified by all people that dwell upon the earth?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "said", "face", "shall", "before", "thee", and "give". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "If therefore I have found favour in..." into verse 15's "And Moses said If thou thyself dost...", so "lord" and "said" 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 "lord" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.