I will say to God, ‘Do not declare me guilty! Let me know why you prosecute me.
Numbers 11:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So Moses asked the Lord, ‘Why have you brought such trouble on your servant? Why are you angry with me, and why do you burden me with all these people? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Moses said to the Lord, Why have You dealt ill with Your servants? And why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You lay the burden of all this people on me? American Standard Version (1901) And Moses said unto Jehovah, Wherefore hast thou dealt ill with thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favor in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? Common English Bible Moses said to the LORD, “Why have you treated your servant so badly? And why haven’t I found favor in your eyes, for you have placed the burden of all these people on me? Catholic Public Domain Version And so he said to the Lord: "Why have you afflicted your servant? Why do I not find favor before you? And why have you imposed the weight of this entire people upon me? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to the Lord: Why hast thou afflicted thy servant? Wherefore do I not find favour before thee? And why hast thou laid the weight of all this people upon me? |
I will say to God, ‘Do not declare me guilty! Let me know why you prosecute me.
Then Moses cried out to the Lord, ‘What should I do with these people? In a little while they will stone me! ’
So Moses went back to the Lord and asked, ‘Lord, why have you caused trouble for this people? And why did you ever send me?
Woe is me, my mother, that you gave birth to me, a man who incites dispute and conflict in all the land. I did not lend or borrow, yet everyone curses me.
Why has my pain become unending, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You truly have become like a mirage to me – water that is not reliable.
You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God. What have we gained by keeping his requirements and walking mournfully before the Lord of Armies?
Moses heard the people, family after family, weeping at the entrance of their tents. The Lord was very angry; Moses was also provoked.
If you are going to treat me like this, please kill me here and now, if I have found favour with you, and don’t let me see my misery any more.’
Not to mention other things, there is the daily pressure on me: my concern for all the churches.