Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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?
The lord
Our wives
General references
Bible References
The lord
Psalm 78:40
How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness! How often they caused him grief in the desert!
Jeremiah 9:3
They bend their tongue like their bow. Lies and not truth prevail in the land. They move from evil to evil. They do not know me, says Jehovah.
Our wives
Numbers 14:31
You said your children would be taken as prisoners of war. Instead, I will bring them into the land you rejected, and they will enjoy it.
General references
Exodus 15:24
The people complained about Moses. They asked: What can we drink?
Deuteronomy 1:26
Even so they were not willing to go. They rebelled against the command of Jehovah your God:
1 Samuel 8:8
Ever since the day I rescued my people from Egypt, they have turned from me to worship idols. Now they are turning away from you.