Exodus 14:15

Modern

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward.

Traditional

And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

Literal

And YHWH said to Moses, “Why do you cry out to Me? Speak to the sons of Israel, and they shall journey on.

Latin

Dixitque Dominus ad Moysen: Quid clamas ad me? loquere filiis Israël ut proficiscantur.

Hebrew

English

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward.

The escape through the Red Sea was the climactic moment of rescue. It was the highest point of God’s saving work in the exodus from Egypt.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua 7:10
But the LORD said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?
Ezra 10:4–5
Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”
Exodus 17:4
Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!”
Nehemiah 9:9
You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt