Deuteronomy 1:45

And you came back, weeping before the Lord; but the Lord gave no attention to your cries and did not give ear to you.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.

In Context

44And the Amorites who were in the hill-country came out against you and put you to flight, rushing after you like bees, and overcame you in Seir, driving you even as far as Hormah.

46So you were kept waiting in Kadesh for a long time.

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:25You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:

Hebrews 12:17For you have knowledge that even long after, when he was desiring the blessing for his heritage, he was turned away, though he made his request frequently and with weeping; because the past might not be changed.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 1:20-46

Israel's Sin at Kadesh. ( b. c. 1451.) 19 And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea. 20 And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the Lord our God doth give unto us. 21 Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be… Read the whole commentary →

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