Exodus 14:23 (LSB)

Passage

Then the Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots and his horsemen went in after them into the midst of the sea.

Nearby Context

Exodus 14:21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and Yahweh swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made the sea into dry ground, so the waters were split.

Exodus 14:22 So the sons of Israel went through the midst of the sea on the dry land, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

Exodus 14:23 Then the Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots and his horsemen went in after them into the midst of the sea.

Exodus 14:24 Then at the morning watch, Yahweh looked down on the camp of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud and brought the camp of the Egyptians into confusion.

Exodus 14:25 And He caused their chariot wheels to swerve, and He made them drive with difficulty; so the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from Israel, for Yahweh is fighting for them against the Egyptians.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "egyptians", "pursued", "pharaoh", "horses", "chariots", "horsemen", "went", and "after". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "egyptians" and "pursued", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "So the sons of Israel went through..." into verse 24's "Then at the morning watch Yahweh looked...", so "egyptians" and "pursued" 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 "egyptians" and "pursued" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.