Exodus 14:9 (LSB)

Passage

Then the Egyptians pursued them with all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and they overtook them camping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.

Nearby Context

Exodus 14:7 and he took six hundred choice chariots and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them.

Exodus 14:8 And Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, with strength, and he pursued the sons of Israel as the sons of Israel were going out with an exalted hand.

Exodus 14:9 Then the Egyptians pursued them with all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and they overtook them camping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.

Exodus 14:10 Now Pharaoh drew near, and the sons of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them, and they became very afraid; so the sons of Israel cried out to Yahweh.

Exodus 14:11 Then they said to Moses, “Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What is this you have done against us in bringing us out of Egypt?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "egyptians", "pursued", "horses", "chariots", "pharaoh", "horsemen", "army", and "overtook". 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 8's "And Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh..." into verse 10's "Now Pharaoh drew near and the sons...", 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.