Deuteronomy 1:26-33 - Disobedience At Kadesh Barnea
26 But you were not willing to go up, and you rebelled against the {command} of Yahweh your God. 27 And you grumbled in your tents, and you said, 'Because of the hatred of Yahweh [toward] us he has brought us out from the land of Egypt to give us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us. 28 Where [can] we go up? Our brothers have {made our hearts melt}, {saying}, "The people are greater and taller than we are, [and there are] great fortified cities [reaching] up to heaven, and we saw the sons of the Anakites [living] there." '
29 "And so I said to you, 'Do not be terrified, and do not fear them. 30 Yahweh your God, who is going {before you}, will himself fight for you, {just as} he did for you in Egypt before your eyes, 31 and [just as he did] in the wilderness when you saw that Yahweh your God carried you, just as someone carries his son, all [along] the way [that] you traveled until {you reached} this place.' 32 But through all of this you did not trust in Yahweh your God, 33 {who goes} {before you} on your way, seeking a place for your encampment, in fire at night and in a cloud by day, to show you the way that {you should go}.