Numbers 14:42
Do not go up, for the Lord isn't among you; that you not be struck down before your enemies.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.
In Context
41Moses said, "Why now do you disobey the commandment of the Lord, since it shall not prosper?
Cross References
Joshua 7:8Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after that Israel has turned their backs before their enemies!
Judges 16:20She said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!"He awoke out of his sleep, and said, "I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free." But he didn't know that the Lord had departed from him.
Psalms 44:1For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. A contemplative psalm.We have heard with our ears, God;our fathers have told us,what work you did in their days,in the days of old.
Psalms 89:43Yes, you turn back the edge of his sword,and haven't supported him in battle.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 14:37-45
Death of the Evil Spies. ( b. c. 1490.) 36 And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land, 37 Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the Lord . 38 But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still. 39 And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned… Read the whole commentary →