Joshuasaid,"Alas,O LordGOD,whydid You everbringthispeopleoverthe Jordan,[only] to deliverus into the handof the Amorites,to destroyus? Ifonlywe had been willingto dwellbeyondthe Jordan!
Then the kingof Israelsaid,"Alas!For the LORDhas calledthesethreekingsto givethem into the handof Moab."
I saidin my alarm,"Allmenare liars."
The sonsof Israelsaidto them, "Wouldthat we had diedby the LORD'Shandin the landof Egypt,when we satby the potsof meat,when we atebreadto the full;for you have broughtus out into thiswildernessto killthiswholeassemblywith hunger."
But the peoplethirstedtherefor water;and they grumbledagainstMosesand said,"Why,now,have you broughtus up from Egypt,to killus and our childrenand our livestockwith thirst?"
Becausethe LORDcouldnot bringthispeopleinto the landwhichHe promisedthem by oath,therefore He slaughteredthem in the wilderness.'
"Whyis the LORDbringingus into thisland,to fallby the sword?Our wivesand our littleoneswill becomeplunder;would it not be betterfor us to returnto Egypt?"
And Jesusansweredand said,"You unbelievingand pervertedgeneration,howlongshall I be with you? How longshall I putup with you? Bringhim hereto Me."
And He saidto them, "Becauseof the littleness of your faith;for trulyI sayto you, ifyou havefaiththe sizeof a mustardseed,you will sayto thismountain,'Movefrom hereto there,'and it will move;and nothingwill be impossibleto you.
and you have forgottenthe exhortationwhichis addressedto you as sons,"MY SON,DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLYTHE DISCIPLINEOF THE LORD,NORFAINTWHEN YOU ARE REPROVEDBY HIM;
Then Joshuatorehis clothesand fellto the earthon his facebeforethe arkof the LORDuntilthe evening,[both] he and the eldersof Israel;and they putduston their heads.
"OLord,whatcan I saysinceIsraelhas turned[their] backbeforetheir enemies?
The sonsof Israelwentup and weptbeforethe LORDuntilevening,and inquiredof the LORD,saying,"Shall we againdrawnearfor battleagainstthe sonsof my brotherBenjamin?"And the LORDsaid,"Goup againsthim."
When the peoplecameinto the camp,the eldersof Israelsaid,"Whyhas the LORDdefeatedus todaybeforethe Philistines?Let us taketo ourselves from Shilohthe arkof the covenantof the LORD,that it may comeamongus and deliverus from the powerof our enemies."
