Exodus 14:3 meaning and explanation

For Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, ‘They are wandering the land in confusion; the wilderness has boxed them in.’

Exodus 14:3, Berean Standard Bible

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The LORD is speaking to Moses just before the sea crossing, explaining why Israel must camp in an exposed place by the water. God knows Pharaoh will read the people's position as weakness, assuming they are lost and trapped by the wilderness, and that misreading will draw him into pursuit.

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