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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
פּרעה 
Par`oh 
Usage: 268

will say

Usage: 0

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

בּוּך 
Buwk 
Usage: 3

in the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

מדבּר 
Midbar 
Usage: 271

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Context Readings

Yahweh Rescues Israel At The Red Sea

2 “Tell the sons of Israel to turn back and camp before 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 sons of Israel, ‘They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.’ 4 Thus I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will chase after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” And they did so.


Cross References

Exodus 7:3-4

But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart that I may multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 31:21

Then it shall come about, when many evils and troubles have come upon them, that this song will testify before them as a witness (for it shall not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants); for I know their intent which they are developing today, before I have brought them into the land which I swore.”

Judges 16:2

When it was told to the Gazites, saying, “Samson has come here,” they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. And they kept silent all night, saying, “Let us wait until the morning light, then we will kill him.”

1 Samuel 23:7

When it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah, Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he shut himself in by entering a city with double gates and bars.”

1 Samuel 23:23

So look, and learn about all the hiding places where he hides himself and return to me with certainty, and 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 deliverance for him in God.” Selah.

Psalm 71:11

Saying, “God has forsaken him;
Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to deliver.”

Psalm 139:2

You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
You understand my thought from afar.

Psalm 139:4

Even before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, O Lord, You know it all.

Jeremiah 20:10-11

For I have heard the whispering of many,
Terror on every side!
Denounce him; yes, let us denounce him!”
All my trusted friends,
Watching for my fall, say:
“Perhaps he will be deceived, so that we may prevail against 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 against them?

Acts 4:28

to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose predestined to occur.

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