Exodus 14:24
in Exodus 14At morning watch, however, the LORD looked down on the army of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw their camp into confusion.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it came to pass in the morning watch, that Jehovah looked forth upon the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and discomfited the host of the Egyptians.
KJV
And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
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This verse in Exodus 14
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThe morning watch - A watch was the fourth part of the time from sun-setting to sun-rising; so called from soldiers keeping guard by night, who being changed four times during the night, the periods came to be called watches. - Dodd.
This site's exposition
And it came to pass, that in the morning watch
on Exodus 14:24-25
The LORD looks at the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud and the host is troubled, so the blow lands through a look rather than through a weapon. Their chariot wheels come off and they drive heavily, and the men whose king asked at 5:2 who the LORD was now say that he fighteth for them against the Egyptians. Egypt states the truth of verse 14 in its own mouth, and states it while fleeing.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Something or other they saw or heard from the pillar of cloud and fire which put them into great consternation, and gave them an apprehension of their ruin before it was brought upon them. Now it appeared that the triumphing of the wicked is short, and that God has ways to frighten sinners into despair, before he plunges them into destruction.
And it came to pass, that in the morning watch,.... The Romans divided the night into four watches, so the Hebrews; though some say into three only.
Note, It is very common, but very absurd and criminal, for people to repent of their good deeds; their justice and charity, and even their repentance, are repented of.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
In the morning watch - At sunrise, a little before 6 a.m.in April. Troubled - By a sudden panic.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיְהִי֙ | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| בְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת | beashmoret | in [the] watch of | H821 → | |
| הַבֹּ֔קֶר | haboker | the morning | H1242 → | 214 times |
| וַיַּשְׁקֵ֤ף | vaiyashkef | and he looked down | H8259 → | |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מַחֲנֵ֣ה | machaneh | [the] camp of | H4264 → | 215 times |
| מִצְרַ֔יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4713 → | 70 times |
| בְּעַמּ֥וּד | beamud | in a pillar of | H5982 → | 111 times |
| אֵ֖שׁ | ʾesh | fire | H784 → | 378 times |
| וְעָנָ֑ן | veanan | and cloud | H6051 → | 87 times |
| וַיָּ֕הָם | vaiyahom | and he confused | H2000 → | |
| אֵ֖ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מַחֲנֵ֥ה | machaneh | [the] camp of | H4264 → | 215 times |
| מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4713 → | 70 times |
וַֽיְהִי֙and it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
בְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתin [the] watch of
beashmoretH821 →
הַבֹּ֔קֶרthe morning
habokerH1242 →214 times
וַיַּשְׁקֵ֤ףand he looked down
vaiyashkefH8259 →
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מַחֲנֵ֣ה[the] camp of
machanehH4264 →215 times
מִצְרַ֔יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4713 →70 times
בְּעַמּ֥וּדin a pillar of
beamudH5982 →111 times
אֵ֖שׁfire
ʾeshH784 →378 times
וְעָנָ֑ןand cloud
veananH6051 →87 times
וַיָּ֕הָםand he confused
vaiyahomH2000 →
אֵ֖ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
מַחֲנֵ֥ה[the] camp of
machanehH4264 →215 times
מִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt
mitzrayimH4713 →70 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 13:21And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel…
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 10:1–2
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.
- Nehemiah 9:12
You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.
- Psalms 99:7
He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.
- Deuteronomy 1:33
who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to…
- Psalms 105:39
He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.
- 1 Corinthians 10:1–2
Through
Exodus 14:25He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”
it leads to
- Exodus 14:14
The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
- Jeremiah 51:21
With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver.
- Job 20:24
Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.
- Exodus 14:14
Where this verse is studied
On this page
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About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.