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Contemporary English Version

Exodus 14:14

The Lord will fight for you, and you won't have to do a thing."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Egypt;   Egyptians;   Israel;   Meekness;   Moses;   Prayer;   Readings, Select;   War;   Thompson Chain Reference - Battle of Life;   Battles, God;   Hold Your Peace;   Protector, Divine;   Silence;   Silence-Speech;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Egypt;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jehoshaphat;   Moses;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Exodus, Book of;   Horseman;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Exodus;   Moses;   Red Sea;   Salvation, Saviour;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Migdol;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ouches;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Red Sea;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Exodus, the;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - King;   Poetry, Hebrew;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Moses;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for November 23;   Every Day Light - Devotion for March 20;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD will fight for you, and you shall be still."
King James Version
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh will fight for you, and you must be quiet."
New Century Version
You only need to remain calm; the Lord will fight for you."
New English Translation
The Lord will fight for you, and you can be still."
Amplified Bible
"The LORD will fight for you while you [only need to] keep silent and remain calm."
New American Standard Bible
"The LORD will fight for you, while you keep silent."
Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lorde shall fight for you: therefore hold you your peace.
Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh will fight for you, and you will keep silent."
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai will do battle for you. Just calm yourselves down!"
Darby Translation
Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall be still.
Easy-to-Read Version
You will not have to do anything but stay calm. The Lord will do the fighting for you."
English Standard Version
The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent."
George Lamsa Translation
The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.
Good News Translation
The Lord will fight for you, and all you have to do is keep still."
Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord will fight for you, and you must be quiet.”
Literal Translation
Jehovah will fight for you, and you be silent.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the LORDE shal fight for you, onely quyete youre selues.
American Standard Version
Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Bible in Basic English
The Lord will make war for you, you have only to keep quiet.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Lorde shall fyght for you, and ye shall holde your peace.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The LORD will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.'
King James Version (1611)
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
English Revised Version
The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Berean Standard Bible
The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the Lord schal fiyte for you, and ye schulen be stille.
Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah doth fight for you, and ye keep silent.'
Update Bible Version
Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.
Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
World English Bible
Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still."
New King James Version
The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace."
New Living Translation
The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm."
New Life Bible
The Lord will fight for you. All you have to do is keep still."
New Revised Standard
The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yahweh, will fight for you, - and, ye, shall forbear.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.
Revised Standard Version
The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be still."
THE MESSAGE
God will fight the battle for you. And you? You keep your mouths shut!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The LORD will fight for you while you keep silent."

Contextual Overview

10 When the Israelites saw the king coming with his army, they were frightened and begged the Lord for help. 11 They also complained to Moses, "Wasn't there enough room in Egypt to bury us? Is that why you brought us out here to die in the desert? Why did you bring us out of Egypt anyway? 12 While we were there, didn't we tell you to leave us alone? We had rather be slaves in Egypt than die in this desert!" 13 But Moses answered, "Don't be afraid! Be brave, and you will see the Lord save you today. These Egyptians will never bother you again. 14 The Lord will fight for you, and you won't have to do a thing."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Lord: Exodus 14:25, Exodus 15:3, Deuteronomy 1:30, Deuteronomy 3:22, Deuteronomy 20:4, Joshua 10:10, Joshua 10:14, Joshua 10:42, Joshua 23:3, Joshua 23:10, Judges 5:20, 2 Chronicles 20:17, 2 Chronicles 20:29, Nehemiah 4:20, Isaiah 31:4, Isaiah 31:5

hold: Psalms 50:3, Psalms 83:1, Isaiah 30:15

Reciprocal: Judges 2:1 - I made Judges 7:21 - stood 1 Chronicles 5:22 - the war was of God 2 Chronicles 20:15 - Be not afraid Psalms 22:4 - General Isaiah 7:4 - Take heed Habakkuk 3:13 - wentest

Cross-References

Genesis 12:16
The king was good to Abram because of Sarai, and Abram was given sheep, cattle, donkeys, slaves, and camels.
Genesis 13:8
Abram said to Lot, "We are close relatives. We shouldn't argue, and our men shouldn't be fighting one another.
Genesis 14:1
About this time, King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim
Genesis 14:2
attacked King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, also known as the city of Zoar.
Genesis 14:3
King Chedorlaomer and his allies had ruled these last five kings for twelve years, but in the thirteenth year the kings rebelled and came together in Siddim Valley, which is now covered by the southern part of the Dead Sea.
Genesis 14:5
A year later King Chedorlaomer and his allies attacked and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, and the Emites in Shaveh-Kiriathaim.
Genesis 14:11
Their enemies took everything of value from Sodom and Gomorrah, including their food supplies.
Genesis 14:12
They also captured Abram's nephew Lot, who lived in Sodom. They took him and his possessions and then left.
Genesis 15:3
You have not given me any children, and this servant of mine will inherit everything."
Genesis 17:12
From now on, your family must circumcise every baby boy when he is eight days old. You must even circumcise any man or boy you have as a slave, both those born in your homes and those you buy from foreigners. This will be a sign that my promise to you will last forever.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord shall fight for you,.... By commanding the wind of the heavens, and the waves of the sea, and employing them against their enemies, and on their behalf; they being unarmed, and so not in a condition to fight for themselves, as well as they had no heart or spirit for it:

and ye shall hold your peace; be still, and quiet, and easy in your minds, and forbear saying or doing anything; "be silent"; and neither express the fear and distress of their minds, by any mournful sounds, nor their joy of faith by shouts and huzzas; as they could not draw a sword, they were not so much as to blow a trumpet, and break a pitcher, and cry the sword of the Lord, and of Israel as they after did on another occasion, at least their posterity.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 14:14. The Lord shall fight for you — Ye shall have no part in the honour of the day; God alone shall bring you off, and defeat your foes.

Ye shall hold your peace. — Your unbelieving fears and clamours shall be confounded, and ye shall see that by might none shall be able to prevail against the Lord, and that the feeblest shall take the prey when the power of Jehovah is exerted.


 
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