‘Don’t be enraged, my lord,’ Aaron replied. ‘You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
Deuteronomy 9:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised You have been rebelling against the Lord ever since I have known you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you. American Standard Version (1901) Ye have been rebellious against Jehovah from the day that I knew you. Common English Bible You’ve been rebellious toward the LORD from the day I met you. Catholic Public Domain Version Instead, you were ever rebellious, from the day when I first began to know you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But were always rebellious from the day that I began to know you. |
‘Don’t be enraged, my lord,’ Aaron replied. ‘You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
You have never heard; you have never known; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew that you were very treacherous, and were known as a rebel from birth.
They have her surrounded like those who guard a field, because she has rebelled against me. This is the Lord’s declaration.
‘ “But they rebelled against me and were unwilling to listen to me. None of them threw away the abhorrent things that they prized, and they did not abandon the idols of Egypt. So I considered pouring out my wrath on them, exhausting my anger against them within the land of Egypt.
Only don’t rebel against the Lord, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land, for we will devour them. Their protection has been removed from them, and the Lord is with us. Don’t be afraid of them! ’
The Lord told Moses, ‘Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the testimony to be kept as a sign for the rebels, so that you may put an end to their complaints before me, or else they will die.’
He considers no disaster for Jacob; he sees no trouble for Israel. The Lord their God is with them, and there is rejoicing over the King among them.
And here you, a brood of sinners, stand in your ancestors’ place adding even more to the Lord’s burning anger against Israel.
‘You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit. As your ancestors did, you do also.
For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are rebelling against the Lord now, while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after I am dead!
When the Lord your God drives them out before you, do not say to yourself, “The Lord brought me in to take possession of this land because of my righteousness.” Instead, the Lord will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness.