Exodus 32:12

Take heed lest at any time the Egyptians speak, saying, With evil intent he brought them out to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from off the earth; cease from thy wrathful anger, and be merciful to the sin of thy people,

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In The King James Version

Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.

In Context

11And Moses prayed before the Lord God, and said, Wherefore, O Lord, art thou very angry with thy people, whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt with great strength, and with thy high arm?

13remembering Abraham and Isaac and Jacob thy servants, to whom thou hast sworn by thyself, and hast spoken to them, saying, I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of heaven for multitude, and all this land which thou spokest of to give to them, so that they shall possess it forever.

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Cross References

Exodus 32:14And the Lord was prevailed upon to preserve his people.

Numbers 14:16Because the Lord could not bring this people into the land which he swore to them, he has overthrown them in the wilderness.

Deuteronomy 9:28Lest the inhabitants of the land whence thou broughtest us out speak, saying, Because the Lord could not bring them into the land of which he spoke to them, and because he hated them, has he brought them forth to slay them in the wilderness.

Deuteronomy 32:26I said, I will scatter them, 1 And I will cause their memorial to cease from among men. 1

Deuteronomy 32:36For the Lord shall judge his people, 1 And shall be comforted over his servants; 1 For he saw that they were utterly weakened, 1 And failed in the hostile invasion, and were become feeble: 1

Joshua 7:26And they set up over him a great heap of stones; and the Lord ceased from his fierce anger. Therefore he called the place Emec Achor until this day.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 32:8-15

The Intercession of Moses. ( b. c. 1491.) 7 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 9 And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a… Read the whole commentary →

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