Exodus 19:16 (GNV)

Passage

And the thirde day, when it was morning, there was thunders and lightnings, and a thicke cloude vpon the mount, and the sounde of the trumpet exceeding loude, so that all the people, that was in the campe, was afrayde.

Nearby Context

Exodus 19:14 Then Moses went downe from ye mount vnto the people, and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes.

Exodus 19:15 And he said vnto the people, Be ready on the third day, and come not at your wiues.

Exodus 19:16 And the thirde day, when it was morning, there was thunders and lightnings, and a thicke cloude vpon the mount, and the sounde of the trumpet exceeding loude, so that all the people, that was in the campe, was afrayde.

Exodus 19:17 Then Moses brought the people out of the tents to meete with God, and they stoode in the nether part of the mount.

Exodus 19:18 And mount Sinai was all on smoke, because the Lord came downe vpon it in fire, and the smoke therof ascended, as the smoke of a fornace, and all the mount trembled exceedingly.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "thirde", "morning", "thunders", "lightnings", "thicke", "cloude", and "vpon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "thirde", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And he said vnto the people Be..." into verse 17's "Then Moses brought the people out of...", so "light" and "thirde" 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 "light" and "thirde" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.