Exodus 14:28 (YLT)

Passage

and the waters turn back, and cover the chariots and the horsemen, even all the force of Pharaoh, who are coming in after them into the sea--there hath not been left of them even one.

Nearby Context

Exodus 14:26 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Stretch out thy hand toward the sea, and the waters turn back on the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen.'

Exodus 14:27 And Moses stretcheth out his hand towards the sea, and the sea turneth back, at the turning of the morning, to its perennial flow, and the Egyptians are fleeing at its coming, and Jehovah shaketh off the Egyptians in the midst of the sea,

Exodus 14:28 and the waters turn back, and cover the chariots and the horsemen, even all the force of Pharaoh, who are coming in after them into the sea--there hath not been left of them even one.

Exodus 14:29 And the sons of Israel have gone on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters <FI>are<Fi> to them a wall, on their right and on their left;

Exodus 14:30 and Jehovah saveth Israel in that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel seeth the Egyptians dead on the sea-shore,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "waters", "turn", "back", "cover", "chariots", "horsemen", "even", and "force". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "waters" and "turn", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "And Moses stretcheth out his hand towards..." into verse 29's "And the sons of Israel have gone...", so "waters" and "turn" 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 "waters" and "turn" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.