Parallel Verses
Amplified
For Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, ‘They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.’
New American Standard Bible
For Pharaoh will say of the sons of Israel, ‘They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.’
King James Version
For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
Holman Bible
Pharaoh will say of the Israelites: They are wandering around the land in confusion; the wilderness has boxed them in.
International Standard Version
Pharaoh will say about the Israelis, "They're wandering aimlessly in the land, and the desert has closed in on them.'
A Conservative Version
And Pharaoh will say of the sons of Israel, They are entangled in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.
American Standard Version
And Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
Bible in Basic English
And Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are wandering without direction, they are shut in by the waste land.
Darby Translation
And Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness has hemmed them in.
Julia Smith Translation
And Pharaoh will say concerning the sons of Israel, They are wandering in perplexity in the land; the desert closed upon them.
King James 2000
For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness has shut them in.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Pharaoh will say of the {Israelites}, 'They are wandering around in the land. The desert has closed in on them.'
Modern King James verseion
For Pharaoh will say of the sons of Israel, They are tangled in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, 'They are tangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.'
NET Bible
Pharaoh will think regarding the Israelites, 'They are wandering around confused in the land -- the desert has closed in on them.'
New Heart English Bible
Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, 'They are entangled in the land. The wilderness has shut them in.'
The Emphasized Bible
Then will Pharaoh say, of the sons of Israel, Entangled, they are in the land, - the desert hath closed in upon them.
Webster
For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
World English Bible
Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, 'They are entangled in the land. The wilderness has shut them in.'
Youngs Literal Translation
and Pharaoh hath said of the sons of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut upon them;
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 14:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Rescues Israel At The Red Sea
2 “Tell the sons of Israel to turn back and camp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You shall camp in front of Baal-zephon, opposite it, by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, ‘They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.’ 4 I will harden (make stubborn, defiant) Pharaoh’s heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will be glorified and honored through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians shall know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that I am the Lord.” And they did so.
Cross References
Exodus 7:3-4
And I will make Pharaoh’s heart hard, and multiply My signs and My wonders (miracles) in the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 31:21
Then it shall come about, when many evils and troubles have come on them, that this [sacred] song will confront them as a witness; for it will not be forgotten from the mouth of their descendants. For I know their inclination which is developing even now, before I bring them into the land which I have sworn to give them.”
Judges 16:2
The Gazites were told, “Samson has come here.” So they surrounded the place and waited all night at the gate of the city to ambush him. They kept quiet all night, saying, “In the morning, when it is light, we will kill him.”
1 Samuel 23:7
Now when Saul was informed that David had come to Keilah, Saul said, “God has handed him over to me, for he shut himself in by entering a city that has double gates and bars.”
1 Samuel 23:23
So look, and take note of all the places where he hides and come back to me with the established facts, then I will go with you. If he is [anywhere] in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.”
Psalm 3:2
Many are saying of me,
“There is no help [no salvation] for him in God.”
Psalm 71:11
Saying, “God has abandoned him;
Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
Psalm 139:2
You know when I sit down and when I rise up [my entire life, everything I do];
You understand my thought from afar.
Psalm 139:4
Even before there is a word on my tongue [still unspoken],
Behold, O Lord, You know it all.
Jeremiah 20:10-11
For I have heard the whispering and defaming words of many,
“Terror on every side!
Denounce him! Let us denounce him!”
All my familiar and trusted friends,
[Those who are] watching for my fall, say,
“Perhaps he will be persuaded and deceived; then we will overcome him,
And take our revenge on him.”
Ezekiel 38:10-11
‘Thus says the Lord God, “It will come about on that day that thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan,
Ezekiel 38:17
‘Thus says the Lord God, “Are you the one of whom I spoke in former days through My servants, the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days for many years that I would bring you (Gog) against them?
Acts 4:28
to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose predestined [before the creation of the world] to occur [and so without knowing it, they served Your own purpose].