Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And Moses went back to the Lord and said, Lord, why have you done evil to this people? why have you sent me?
New American Standard Bible
Then Moses returned to the Lord and said, “
King James Version
And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
Holman Bible
So Moses went back to the Lord and asked, “Lord, why have You caused trouble for this people? And why did You ever send me?
International Standard Version
So Moses returned to the LORD and asked him, "LORD, why have you caused trouble for this people? Why have you sent me here?
A Conservative Version
And Moses returned to LORD, and said, LORD, why have thou dealt ill with this people? Why is it that thou have sent me?
American Standard Version
And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou dealt ill with this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
Amplified
Then Moses turned again to the Lord and said, “O Lord, why have You brought harm and oppression to this people? Why did You ever send me? [I cannot understand Your purpose!]
Darby Translation
And Moses returned to Jehovah, and said, Lord, why hast thou done evil to this people? why now hast thou sent me?
Julia Smith Translation
And Moses will turn back to Jehovah, and he will say, My Lord, why didst thou evil to this people? wherefore for this didst, thou send me?
King James 2000
And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, why have you brought evil upon this people? why is it that you have sent me?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Moses returned to Yahweh and said, "Lord, why have you brought trouble to this people? Why ever did you send me?
Modern King James verseion
And Moses returned to Jehovah, and said, Lord, why have You treated this people ill? Why then have you sent me?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Moses returned unto the LORD and said, "LORD wherefore dealest thou cruelly with this people: and wherefore hast thou sent me?
NET Bible
Moses returned to the Lord, and said, "Lord, why have you caused trouble for this people? Why did you ever send me?
New Heart English Bible
Moses returned to the LORD, and said, "Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me?
The Emphasized Bible
And Moses returned unto Yahweh and said, - O My Lord wherefore hast thou caused harm to this people? Wherefore now didst thou send me?
Webster
And Moses returned to the LORD, and said, Lord, why hast thou so ill treated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
World English Bible
Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, "Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me?
Youngs Literal Translation
And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, 'Lord, why hast Thou done evil to this people? why is this? -- Thou hast sent me!
Themes
moses » Character of » Impatience of
moses » Character of » Complainings of
Interlinear
Shuwb
Ra`a`
References
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 5:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Further Oppression Of Israel
21 And they said to them, May the Lord take note of you and be your judge; for you have given Pharaoh and his servants a bad opinion of us, putting a sword in their hands for our destruction. 22 And Moses went back to the Lord and said, Lord, why have you done evil to this people? why have you sent me? 23 For from the time when I came to Pharaoh to put your words before him, he has done evil to this people, and you have given them no help.
Cross References
Exodus 17:4
And Moses, crying out to the Lord, said, What am I to do to this people? they are almost ready to put me to death by stoning.
Numbers 11:11
And Moses said to the Lord, Why have you done me this evil? and why have I not grace in your eyes, that you have put on me the care of all this people?
Numbers 11:14-15
I am not able by myself to take the weight of all this people, for it is more than my strength.
1 Samuel 30:6
And David was greatly troubled; for the people were talking of stoning him, because their hearts were bitter, every man sorrowing for his sons and his daughters: but David made himself strong in the Lord his God.
1 Kings 19:4
While he himself went a day's journey into the waste land, and took a seat under a broom-plant, desiring for himself only death; for he said, It is enough: now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.
1 Kings 19:10
And he said, I have been burning for the honour of the Lord, the God of armies; for the children of Israel have not kept your agreement; they have made destruction of your altars, and have put your prophets to death with the sword: till I, even I, am the only one living; and now they are attempting to take away my life.
Psalm 73:25
Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth.
Jeremiah 12:1
You are in the right, O Lord, when I put my cause before you: still let me take up with you the question of your decisions: why does the evil-doer do well? why are the workers of deceit living in comfort?
Jeremiah 20:7
O Lord, you have been false to me, and I was tricked; you are stronger than I, and have overcome me: I have become a thing to be laughed at all the day, everyone makes sport of me.
Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.