Pharaoh will think regarding the Israelites,‘ They are wandering around confused in the land– the desert has closed in on them.’

法老必说：‘以色列人在地中绕迷了，旷野把他们困住了。’

以色列人这样做，法老必说：‘他们在此地迷了路，旷野把他们困住了。’

以色列人这样做，法老必说：‘他们在此地迷了路，旷野把他们困住了。’

法老必定以为你们走迷了路，被困在旷野。

法老必论到以色列人的事，说：‘他们在这地走迷了路，旷野把他们困住了。’

法老必說：『以色列人在地中繞迷了，曠野把他們困住了。』

以色列人這樣做，法老必說：『他們在此地迷了路，曠野把他們困住了。』

以色列人這樣做，法老必說：『他們在此地迷了路，曠野把他們困住了。』

法老必定以為你們走迷了路，被困在曠野。

法老必論到以色列人的事，說：‘他們在這地走迷了路，曠野把他們困住了。’

法老就會說到以色列人的事、說：「以色列人在此地繞迷了；曠野把他們困住了。」

法老必謂以色列族迷於途、困於野、

蓋法老必自謂以色列族迷於野、不得出其藩。

法老必議以色列人云、彼眾失路、困於曠野、

Pharaoh will think,‘ The Israelites are wandering around the land in confusion, hemmed in by the desert.’

Pharaoh will think,‘ The Israelites are wandering around the land. They don’t know which way to go. The desert is all around them.’

For Pharaoh will say of the people of Israel,‘ They are wandering in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.’

Then Pharaoh will think,‘ The Israelites are confused. They are trapped in the wilderness!’

Pharaoh will say of the Israelites: They are wandering around the land in confusion; the wilderness has boxed them in.

For Pharaoh will say of the sons of Israel,‘ They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.’

For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel,‘ They are bewildered by the land; the wilderness has closed them in.’

And Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.

Pharaoh will say of the Israelites: They are wandering around the land in confusion; the wilderness has boxed them in.

For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They[ are] entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.

Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel,‘ They are entangled in the land. The wilderness has shut them in.’

Locate precisely all the places where he hides and return to me with dependable information. Then I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will find him among all the thousands of Judah.”

You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives.

“‘ This is what the sovereign LORD says: Are you the one of whom I spoke in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days that I would bring you against them?

Many say about me,“ God will not deliver him.”( Selah)

“‘ This is what the sovereign LORD says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.You will say,“ I will invade a land of unwalled towns; I will advance against those living quietly in security– all of them living without walls and barred gates–

Certainly my tongue does not frame a word without you, O LORD, being thoroughly aware of it.

I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying,“ Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say,“ Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.But the LORD is with me to help me like an awe-inspiring warrior. Therefore those who persecute me will fail and will not prevail over me. They will be thoroughly disgraced because they did not succeed. Their disgrace will never be forgotten.

The Gazites were told,“ Samson has come here!” So they surrounded the town and hid all night at the city gate, waiting for him to leave. They relaxed all night, thinking,“ He will not leave until morning comes; then we will kill him!”

Then when many disasters and distresses overcome them this song will testify against them, for their descendants will not forget it. I know the intentions they have in mind today, even before I bring them to the land I have promised.”

to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.

When Saul was told that David had come to Keilah, Saul said,“ God has delivered him into my hand, for he has boxed himself into a corner by entering a city with two barred gates.”

But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and although I will multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt,Pharaoh will not listen to you. I will reach into Egypt and bring out my regiments, my people the Israelites, from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment.

They say,“ God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!”