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- The complaint and remonstrance of Moses in these verses serve at once to shew the deeply distressed state of his mind, and the degradation of the minds of the people. "And if¹ thou¹ dealª° thus¹ with me, killª° me, I pray thee,¹ out of hand,ª° if¹ I have foundª° favourª in thy sight;ª and let me not¹ seeª° my wretchedness.ª" {Num 11:15} + "And Mosesª criedª° unto¹ the LORD,ª saying,ª° What¹ shall I doª° unto this¹ people?ª they be almostª ready¹ to stoneª° me." {Exd 17:4} + "Howª can I myself alone¹ bearª° your cumbrance,ª and your burden,ª and your strife?ª" {Deu 1:12} + "Woeª is me, my mother,ª that¹ thou hast borneª° me a manª of strifeª and a manª of contentionª to the whole¹ earth!ª I have neither¹ lent on usury,ª° nor¹ men have lent to me on usury;ª° [yet] every one¹ of them doth curseª° me." {Jer 15:10} + "Why¹ is¹ my painª perpetual,ª and my woundª incurable,ª° [which] refusethª° to be healed?ª° wilt thou be altogetherª unto me as¹ a liar,ª [and as] watersª [that] fail?ª°¹" {Jer 15:18} + "O LORD,ª thou hast deceivedª° me, and I was deceived:ª° thou art strongerª° than I, and hast prevailed:ª° I am¹ in derisionª daily,ª¹ every one¹ mockethª° me. ... Then I said,ª° I will not¹ make mentionª° of him, nor¹ speakª° any more¹ in his name.ª But [his word] was¹ in mine heartª as a burningª° fireª shut upª° in my bones,ª and I was wearyª° with forbearing,ª° and I couldª° not¹ [stay]." {Jer 20:7-9} + "Cursedª° [be] the dayª wherein¹ I was born:ª° let not¹ the dayª wherein¹ my motherª bareª° me be¹ blessed.ª° ... Wherefore¹ came I forthª° out of the wombª¹ to seeª° labourª and sorrow,ª that my daysª should be consumedª° with shame?ª" {Jer 20:14-18} + "Ye have said,ª° It [is] vainª to serveª° God:ª and what¹ profitª [is it] that¹ we have keptª° his ordinance,ª and that¹ we have walkedª° mournfullyª beforeª¹ the LORDª of hosts?ª" {Mal 3:14} + "Besideª those things that are without,ª that which² cometh uponª meª daily,ªª the¹ careª of allª the¹ churches.ª" {2Co 11:28}
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