Exodus 14:17

17 "I will make the hearts of the Egyptians stubborn. They will go in after the Israelites. I will gain glory for myself because of what will happen to Pharaoh, his whole army, his chariots and his horsemen.

Exodus 14:17 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 14:17

And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians
That they shall have no sense of danger, and be fearless of it, incautious and thoughtless, hurried on with wrath and fury, malice and revenge:

and they shall follow them;
the Israelites into the sea, supposing it to be as safe for the one as the other:

and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his
chariots, and upon his horsemen:
by the utter destruction of them, in just retaliation for the many innocent infants that had been drowned by them in the river Nile.

Exodus 14:17 In-Context

15 Then the LORD spoke to Moses. He said, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people of Israel to move on.

16 Hold your wooden staff out. Reach your hand out over the Red Sea to part the water. Then the people can go through the sea on dry ground.

17 "I will make the hearts of the Egyptians stubborn. They will go in after the Israelites. I will gain glory for myself because of what will happen to Pharaoh, his whole army, his chariots and his horsemen.

18 "The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord. I will gain glory because of what will happen to all of them."

19 The angel of God had been traveling in front of Israel's army. Now he moved back and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved away from in front of them. Now it stood behind them.