Passage
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Exodus 14:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Exodus 14:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.
Exodus 14:3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
The verse centers on "lord", "spake", "moses", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "spake", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The next verse adds "Speak unto the children of Israel that...", so "lord" and "spake" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "spake" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.