Exodus 14:12

Is this not what we told you in Egypt, when we said, "Leave us alone!' and "Let us serve the Egyptians!'? Indeed, it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!"

Exodus 5:21

The supervisors told them, "May the LORD look on you and judge you! You have made us repulsive to Pharaoh and his servants. You have put a sword in their hands to kill us."

Exodus 3:9

Now, listen carefully! The cry of the Israelis has come to my attention about how severely the Egyptians have been oppressing them.

Exodus 6:9

Then Moses reported this to the Israelis, but they did not listen to Moses due to their irritation and impatience because there was no deliverance and because of the cruel bondage.

Hosea 4:17

Ephraim has become entwined with idols; leave him alone!

Jonah 4:3

Therefore, LORD, please kill me, because it's better for me to die than to live!"

Jonah 4:8

When the sun rose, God prepared a harsh east wind. The sun beat down on Jonah's head, he became faint, and he begged to die. "It is better for me to die than to live!" he said.

Mark 1:24

"What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are the Holy One of God!"

Mark 5:7

screaming in a loud voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you in the name of God never to torment me!"

Mark 5:17-18

So they began to beg Jesus to leave their territory.

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Summary

Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

Is not this

For it had

General references

Bible References

Is not this

Exodus 5:21
The supervisors told them, "May the LORD look on you and judge you! You have made us repulsive to Pharaoh and his servants. You have put a sword in their hands to kill us."
Exodus 3:9
Now, listen carefully! The cry of the Israelis has come to my attention about how severely the Egyptians have been oppressing them.

Let us alone

Hosea 4:17
Ephraim has become entwined with idols; leave him alone!
Mark 1:24
"What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are the Holy One of God!"
Mark 5:7
screaming in a loud voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you in the name of God never to torment me!"

For it had

Jonah 4:3
Therefore, LORD, please kill me, because it's better for me to die than to live!"

General references

1 Samuel 8:8
Like all the things they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this very day, they have forsaken me and followed other gods. They're also doing the same thing to you.

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