The people heard this bad news and became very sad. And the people stopped wearing jewelry.
Numbers 14:39 - Easy To Read Version Moses told all these things to the Israelite people. The people were very, very sad. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Moses told [the Lord's] words to all the Israelites, and [they] mourned greatly. American Standard Version (1901) And Moses told these words unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly. Common English Bible Moses spoke these words to all the Israelites, and the people mourned bitterly. Catholic Public Domain Version And Moses spoke all these words to all the sons of Israel, and the people mourned exceedingly. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Moses spoke all these words to all the children of Israel: and the people mourned exceedingly. |
The people heard this bad news and became very sad. And the people stopped wearing jewelry.
A person’s own foolishness will ruin his life. But he will blame the Lord.
Lord, people remember you\par when they are in trouble.\par People say quiet prayers to you\par when you punish them.\par
So tell them, ‘The Lord says that he will surely do all those things to you that you complained about. This is what will happen to you:
But Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh were among the men that were sent out to explore the land. And the Lord saved those two men. They did not get the sickness that caused the other ten men to die.
And those people (the Jews) that should have the kingdom will be thrown out. They will be thrown outside into the darkness. In that place people will cry and grind their teeth \{with pain\}.”
You remember that after Esau did this, he wanted to get his father’s blessing. Esau wanted that blessing so much that he cried. But his father refused to give him the blessing, because Esau could find no way to change the thing he had done.
That is why the army of Israel turned and ran away from the fight. They did that because they have done wrong. They should be destroyed. I will not continue to help you. I will not continue to be with you unless you destroy everything I commanded you to destroy.