Parallel Verses
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.
Amplified
For Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, ‘They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has 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 people of Israel to turn back and encamp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, in front of Baal-zephon; you shall encamp facing it, by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the sons of Israel, ‘They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.’ 4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will pursue them, and I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, and the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD." And they did so.
Cross References
Exodus 7:3-4
But I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and though I multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt,
Deuteronomy 31:21
And when many evils and troubles have come upon them, this song shall confront them as a witness (for it will live unforgotten in the mouths of their offspring). For I know what they are inclined to do even today, before I have brought them into the land that I swore to give."
Judges 16:2
The Gazites were told, "Samson has come here." And they surrounded the place and set an ambush for him all night at the gate of the city. They kept quiet all night, saying, "Let us wait till the light of the morning; then we will kill him."
1 Samuel 23:7
Now it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, "God has given him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars."
1 Samuel 23:23
See therefore and take note of all the lurking places where he hides, and come back to me with sure information. Then I will go with you. And if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah."
Psalm 3:2
many are saying of my soul, there is no salvation for him in God. Selah
Psalm 71:11
and say, "God has forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver him."
Psalm 139:2
You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.
Psalm 139:4
Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.
Jeremiah 20:10-11
For I hear many whispering. Terror is on every side! "Denounce him! Let us denounce him!" say all my close friends, watching for my fall. "Perhaps he will be deceived; then we can overcome him and take our revenge on him."
Ezekiel 38:10-11
"Thus says the Lord GOD: On that day, thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme
Ezekiel 38:17
"Thus says the Lord GOD: Are you he of whom I spoke in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel, who in those days prophesied for years that I would bring you against them?
Acts 4:28
to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.