Exodus 14:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Exodus 14:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Exodus 14:5 is a verse from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Exodus 14:5 — KJV
“And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?”
— Exodus 14:5 (KJV)
Exodus 14:5 in Context — About the Book of Exodus
Exodus tells the defining rescue story of the Old Testament: God hears the cry of enslaved Israel, breaks Pharaoh's grip through ten plagues, parts the Red Sea, and meets His people at Sinai. It reveals God as deliverer, covenant-maker, and the One who dwells among His people.
Cross-References for Exodus 14:5
“Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed? wonderfully: or, reproachfully the people: Heb. them”
Shares key themes with Exodus 14:5: egypt, people, heart
“Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 14:5: told, king, people
“On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people. blessed: or, thanked”
Shares key themes with Exodus 14:5: king, people, heart
“For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,”
Shares key themes with Exodus 14:5: king, egypt, pharaoh
“And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?”
Shares key themes with Exodus 14:5: king, people, servants
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