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 into Egypt?
Study Helps
Interpretation
Those who do not trust God, continually vex themselves. The sorrow of the world worketh death.
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This thought runs through Numbers 14:1-4.
Glossary
- Egypt Place
- The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.