Exodus 14:24 (GNV)

Passage

Nowe in the morning watche, when the Lord looked vnto the hoste of the Egyptians, out of the firie and cloudie pillar, he strooke the host of the Egyptians with feare.

Nearby Context

Exodus 14:22 Then the children of Israel went through the middes of the Sea vpon the drie ground, and the waters were a wall vnto them on their right hand, and on their left hand.

Exodus 14:23 And the Egyptians pursued and went after them to the middes of the Sea, euen all Pharaohs horses, his charets, and his horsemen.

Exodus 14:24 Nowe in the morning watche, when the Lord looked vnto the hoste of the Egyptians, out of the firie and cloudie pillar, he strooke the host of the Egyptians with feare.

Exodus 14:25 For he tooke off their charet wheeles, and they draue them with much a doe: so that the Egyptians euery one sayd, I wil flee from the face of Israel: for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.

Exodus 14:26 Then the Lord sayde to Moses, Stretche thine hand vpon the Sea, that the waters may returne vpon the Egyptians, vpon their charets and vpon their horsemen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nowe", "morning", "watche", "lord", "looked", "vnto", "hoste", and "egyptians". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nowe" and "morning", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "And the Egyptians pursued and went after..." into verse 25's "For he tooke off their charet wheeles...", so "nowe" and "morning" 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 "nowe" and "morning" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.