- Then the:
- "Wherefore¹ should the Egyptiansª speak,ªº and say,ªº For mischiefª did he bring²º them out,¹ to slayªº them in the mountains,ª and to consumeªº them from¹¹ the faceª of the earth?ª Turnªº from thy fierce² wrath,ª¹¹ and repentªº of¹ this evilª against thy people.ª" {Exd 32:12} + "I prayedªº therefore unto¹ the LORD,ª and said,ªº O Lordª GOD,ª destroyªº not¹ thy peopleª and thine inheritance,ª which¹ thou hast redeemedªº through thy greatness,ª which¹ thou hast brought forthªº out of Egyptª¹ with a mightyª hand.ª ... Lest¹ the landª whence¹¹¹ thou broughtest us outªº say,ªº Because the LORDª was not ableªº¹¹ to bringªº them into¹ the landª which¹ he promisedªº them, and because he hatedª¹ them, he hath brought them outªº to slayªº them in the wilderness.ª" {Deu 9:26-28} + "Were it not² that¹ I fearedªº the wrathª of the enemy,ªº lest¹ their adversariesª should behave themselves strangely,ªº [and] lest¹ they should say,ªº Our handª [is] high,ªº and the LORDª hath not¹ doneªº all¹ this.¹" {Deu 32:27} + "Oª Lord,ª what¹ shall I say,ªº whenª¹ Israelª turnethªº their backsª beforeª their enemies!ªº ... For the Canaanitesª and all¹ the inhabitantsªº of the landª shall hearªº [of it], and shall environ us round,ªº¹ and cut offªº¹ our nameª from¹ the earth:ª and what¹ wilt thou doªº unto thy greatª name?ª" {Jsh 7:8-9} + "Therefore he saidªº that he would destroyªº them, had notª Mosesª his chosenª stoodªº beforeª him in the breach,ª to turn awayªº his wrath,ª lest he should destroyªº¹ [them]." {Psa 106:23} + "But I wroughtªº for my name's² sake,¹¹ that it should not¹ be pollutedªº beforeª the heathen,ª amongª whom¹ they¹ [were], in whose¹ sightª I made myself knownªº unto¹ them, in bringing them forthªº out of the landª¹ of Egypt.ª" {Ezk 20:9} + "But I wroughtªº for my name's² sake,¹¹ that it should not¹ be pollutedªº beforeª the heathen,ª in whose¹ sightª I brought them out.ªº" {Ezk 20:14}
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