Exodus 32:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Should

Ezekiel 20:9

Turn from

Psalm 85:3

Repent

General references

Numbers 12:13

Psalm 115:2

Bible References

Should

Then said Moses unto Yahweh, - So shall the Egyptians hear, For thou hast brought up. in thy might, this people out of their midst;

lest the land out of which thou hast brought us forth say, Because Yahweh was not able to bring them into the land of which he had spoken to them, - and because he hated them, took he them forth to put them to death in the desert.

I said, I would puff them away, I would destroy from mortals, their memory;

Only let the Canaanite and all the inhabitants of the land hear, and they will surround us, and cut off our name out of the earth, - what then wilt thou do for thy great name?

Remember this, An enemy, hath reproached Yahweh, Yea, an impious people, have reviled thy Name.

Help us, O God of our salvation, on account of the glory of thy Name, - Rescue us then, and put a propitiatory-covering over our sins, For the sake of thy Name.

Howbeit I wrought with effect, for the sake of mine own Name, that it might not be profaned - before the eyes of the nations in whose midst they were, - before whose eyes I made myself known unto them, by bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.

Turn from

So shall there not cleave to thy hand aught of the devoted thing, - that Yahweh may turn away, from the glow of his anger and grant thee compassion and have compassion upon thee and multiply thee, as he sware unto thy fathers;

yea they raised over him a great heap of stones which remaineth until this day. And Yahweh turned from the fierceness of his anger, - for which cause, hath the name of that place been called - The Valley of Achor, until this day.

Let, we beseech thee, our rulers take up their station for all the convocation, and, all who, throughout our cities, have married foreign women, let them come in at times appointed, and, with them, the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the glow of the anger of our God be turned from us, concerning this matter.

Yet, he, full of compassion, would put a propitiatory-covering over iniquity, and not destroy, - Yea, many a time, turned he back his anger, And would not stir up all his wrath.

Thou hast withdrawn all thine indignation, Thou hast ceased from the glow of thing anger.

Repent

So then Yahweh was grieved, - over the calamity - which he had spoken of inflicting on his people.

and it grieved Yahweh, that he had made man in the earth, - and he took sorrow unto his heart.

For Yahweh will vindicate his people, And upon his servants, will have compassion, - When he seeth that strength is exhausted, And there is no one shut up or at large,

Return, Yahweh, oh how long? And have compassion upon thy servants;

Then remembered he, for them, his covenant, and was moved to pity, according to the abounding of his lovingkindnesses;

Grieved was Yahweh, over this, - It shall not be, said Yahweh?

Who knoweth whether God himself - may turn and grieve, - and turn away from the glow of his anger, that we perish not?

For, thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, Just as I planned to bring calamity upon you, when your fathers provoked me, saith Yahweh of hosts, - and I relented not,

General references

Then Moses made outcry unto Yahweh, saying, - O GOD, I beseech thee grant healing. I beseech thee unto her.

Wherefore should the nations say, Pray where is their God?