Exodus 32:12

New Century Version

Don’t let the people of Egypt say, ‘The Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt for an evil purpose. He planned to kill them in the mountains and destroy them from the earth.’ So stop being angry, and don’t destroy your people.

Cross References

Genesis 6:6

He was sorry he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain.

1 Kings 8:51

Remember, they are your special people. You brought them out of Egypt, as if you were pulling them out of a blazing furnace.

Ezra 10:14

Let our officers make a decision for the whole group. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a non-Jewish woman meet with the elders and judges of each town at a planned time, until the hot anger of our God turns away from us.”

Psalm 106:45

He remembered his agreement with them, and he felt sorry for them because of his great love.

Psalm 74:18

Lord, remember how the enemy insulted you. Remember how those foolish people made fun of you.

Psalm 78:38

Still God was merciful. He forgave their sins and did not destroy them. Many times he held back his anger and did not stir up all his anger.

Psalm 85:3

You stopped all your anger; you turned back from your strong anger.

Psalm 90:13

Lord, how long before you return and show kindness to your servants?

Exodus 32:14

So the Lord changed his mind and did not destroy the people as he had said he might.

Exodus 33:13

If I have truly pleased you, show me your plans so that I may know you and continue to please you. Remember that this nation is your people.”

Isaiah 64:7

No one worships you or even asks you to help us. That is because you have turned away from us and have let our sins destroy us.

Isaiah 64:8

But Lord, you are our father. We are like clay, and you are the potter; your hands made us all.

Jeremiah 28:16

So this is what the Lord says: ‘Soon I will remove you from the earth. You will die this year, because you taught the people to turn against the Lord.’ ”

Ezekiel 20:14

But I acted for the sake of my name so it would not be dishonored in full view of the nations who watched as I had brought the Israelites out of Egypt.

Ezekiel 20:22

But I held back my anger. I acted for the sake of my name so it would not be dishonored in full view of the nations who watched as I brought the Israelites out.

Ezekiel 20:9

But I acted for the sake of my name so it would not be dishonored in full view of the nations where the Israelites lived. I made myself known to the Israelites with a promise to bring them out of Egypt while the nations were watching.

Joel 2:17

The priests, the Lord’s servants, should cry between the altar and the entrance to the Temple. They should say, “Lord, have mercy on your people. Don’t let them be put to shame; don’t let other nations make fun of them. Don’t let people in other nations ask, ‘Where is their God?’ ”

Amos 7:3

So the Lord changed his mind about this. “It will not happen,” said the Lord.

Amos 7:6

So the Lord changed his mind about this too. “It will not happen,” said the Lord God.

Jonah 3:9

Who knows? Maybe God will change his mind. Maybe he will stop being angry, and then we will not die.

Zechariah 8:14

This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “When your ancestors made me angry, I planned to punish you. I did not change my mind,” says the Lord All-Powerful.

Numbers 14:19

By your great love, forgive these people’s sin, just as you have forgiven them from the time they left Egypt until now.”

Numbers 16:21

“Move away from these men so I can destroy them quickly.”

Deuteronomy 13:17

Don’t keep for yourselves any of the things found in that city, so the Lord will not be angry anymore. He will give you mercy and feel sorry for you, and he will make your nation grow larger, as he promised to your ancestors.

Deuteronomy 32:36

The Lord will defend his people and have mercy on his servants. He will see that their strength is gone, that nobody is left, slaves or free.

Deuteronomy 9:28

Otherwise, Egypt will say, ‘It was because the Lord was not able to take his people into the land he promised them, and it was because he hated them that he took them into the desert to kill them.’

Joshua 7:26

They piled rocks over Achan’s body, and they are still there today. That is why it is called the Valley of Trouble. After this the Lord was no longer angry.

Joshua 7:9

The Canaanites and all the other people in this country will hear about this and will surround and kill us all! Then what will you do for your own great name?”

1 Samuel 12:22

For his own sake, the Lord won’t leave his people. Instead, he was pleased to make you his own people.