Exodus 14:14 (YLT)

Passage

Jehovah doth fight for you, and ye keep silent.'

Nearby Context

Exodus 14:12 Is not this the word which we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Cease from us, and we serve the Egyptians; for better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in a wilderness?'

Exodus 14:13 And Moses saith unto the people, `Fear not, station yourselves, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which He doth for you to-day; for, as ye have seen the Egyptians to-day, ye add no more to see them--to the age;

Exodus 14:14 Jehovah doth fight for you, and ye keep silent.'

Exodus 14:15 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `What? thou criest unto Me--speak unto the sons of Israel, and they journey;

Exodus 14:16 and thou, lift up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand towards the sea, and cleave it, and the sons of Israel go into the midst of the sea on dry land.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "doth", "fight", "keep", and "silent". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "doth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And Moses saith unto the people Fear..." into verse 15's "And Jehovah saith unto Moses What thou...", so "jehovah" and "doth" 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 "jehovah" and "doth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.