10 Bible Verses about Returning to the old
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The servant said to him, “Suppose the woman is not willing to follow me to this land; should I take your son back to the land from where you came?”
But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this my oath; only do not take my son back there.”
Now when Pharaoh had let the people go, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was near; for God said, “The people might change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt.”
Why is the Lord bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become plunder; would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?” So they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”
The Lord will bring you back to Egypt in ships, by the way about which I spoke to you, ‘You will never see it again!’ And there you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.”
They will not remain in the Lord’s land,
But Ephraim will return to Egypt,
And in Assyria they will eat unclean food.
They will not return to the land of Egypt;
But Assyria—he will be their king
Because they refused to return to Me.
Our fathers were unwilling to be obedient to him, but repudiated him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
They have turned back to the iniquities of their ancestors who refused to hear My words, and they have gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My covenant which I made with their fathers.”
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