Numbers 14:16

New American Standard Bible 2020

‘Since the Lord could not bring this people into the land which He promised them by oath, He slaughtered them in the wilderness.’

Cross References

Exodus 32:12

Why should the Egyptians talk, saying, ‘With evil motives He brought them out, to kill them on the mountains and to destroy them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your burning anger and relent of doing harm to Your people.

Numbers 14:17

So now, please, let the power of the Lord be great, just as You have declared, saying,

Deuteronomy 9:28

Otherwise, the people of the land from which You brought us will say, “Since the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which He had promised them, and since He hated them, He has brought them out to kill them in the wilderness!”

Joshua 7:7

And Joshua said, “Oh, Lord God! Why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan, only to hand us over to the Amorites, to eliminate us? If only we had been willing to live beyond the Jordan!

Joshua 7:9

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear about it, and they will surround us and eliminate our name from the earth. And what will You do for Your great name?”