Exodus 14:17 (YLT)

Passage

`And I--lo, I am strengthening the heart of the Egyptians, and they go in after them, and I am honoured on Pharaoh, and on all his force, on his chariots, and on his horsemen;

Nearby Context

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.

Exodus 14:17 `And I--lo, I am strengthening the heart of the Egyptians, and they go in after them, and I am honoured on Pharaoh, and on all his force, on his chariots, and on his horsemen;

Exodus 14:18 and the Egyptians have known that I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, in My being honoured on Pharaoh, on his chariots, and on his horsemen.'

Exodus 14:19 And the messenger of God, who is going before the camp of Israel, journeyeth and goeth at their rear; and the pillar of the cloud journeyeth from their front, and standeth at their rear,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "i--lo", "strengthening", "heart", "egyptians", "after", "honoured", "pharaoh", and "force". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "i--lo" and "strengthening", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "and thou lift up thy rod and..." into verse 18's "and the Egyptians have known that I...", so "i--lo" and "strengthening" 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 "i--lo" and "strengthening" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.