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Numbers 14:2

All the Israelites went and complained to Moses and Aaron, telling them, “If only we'd died in Egypt, or here in this desert!

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In The King James Version

And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!

In Context

1Then everybody there cried out loud all night.

3Why is the Lord taking us to this country only to get us killed? Our wives and children will be captured and taken away as slaves! Wouldn't we be better off going back to Egypt?”

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Cross References

Exodus 14:11They complained to Moses, “Were there no graves in Egypt that you had to bring us out here in the desert to die? What have you done to us by making us leave Egypt?

Exodus 16:2There in the desert they complained to Moses and Aaron.

Numbers 11:1It wasn't long before the people started to complain about how much they were suffering. When the Lord heard what they were saying, he became angry. Fire from the Lord burned them, destroying some on the edge of the camp.

Numbers 14:27“How much longer are these wicked people going to criticize me? I've heard what they're saying, making complaints against me.

Numbers 16:41The next day all the Israelites complained to Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the Lord's people!”

Numbers 20:2However, there was no water there for anyone to drink, so the people gathered to confront Moses and Aaron.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 14:2-5

The Murmuring of the Israelites. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. 2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness! 3 And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return… Read the whole commentary →

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