“How long shall I bear with this evil congregation that complain against me? I have heard the complaints of the children of Israel, which they complain against me.
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“How long shall I bear with this evil congregation that complain against me? I have heard the complaints of the children of Israel, which they complain against me.
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How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.
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'How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, that keep murmuring against Me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they keep murmuring against Me.
Cross-references (5)
Passages linked to Numbers 14:27 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 16:12 “I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘At evening you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am Yahweh your God.’ ”
- 1 Corinthians 10:10 Don’t grumble, as some of them also grumbled, and perished by the destroyer.
- Exodus 16:28 Yahweh said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?
- Numbers 14:11 Yahweh said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me? and how long will they not believe in me, for all the signs which I have worked among them?
- Mark 9:19 He answered him, “Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.”
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Bear with, or pardon, as Num 14:19,20, or spare;…
Bear with, or pardon, as Num 14:19,20, or spare; which words are necessarily and easily understood. It is a short and imperfect speech, which is frequent in case of anger, as Exo 32:32; Psa 6:3; 90:13.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Say unto them, as truly as I live, saith…
Say unto them, as truly as I live, saith the Lord,.... The form of an oath, as in Num 14:21,
as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you; what they had wished for, and expressed in the hearing of the Lord, he threatens them should be their case.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain THE FORMAL SENTENCE OF EXCLUSION, Num_14:26-35.
THE FORMAL SENTENCE OF EXCLUSION, Num_14:26-35.
27. Murmurings are especially offensive to God, because they impeach his wisdom and goodness. Trust in Christ is the cure for all heart troubles, enabling the sinner to rejoice in the forgiveness of the moral evils of his life, and the saint cheerfully to acquiesce in all providential trials as a part of that discipline wisely chosen for the development of the Christian graces. See Joh_14:1, note. Israel’s murmurings are the fruit of his unbelief.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 27. How long shall I bear with this evil…
27. How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur &c.] The words shall I bear represent no part of the Heb. text. Something has perhaps dropped out, but the R.V. gives the general sense.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (27) How long shall I bear with this evil…
(27) How long shall I bear with this evil congregation . . .?—Or, How long shall I pardon (or forgive), &c. The verb is not expressed in the Hebrew. It is probable that one of the verbs in Num_14:19, pardon or forgive, should be supplied.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain How long shall I bear with this evil congregation,…
How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? Literally, "How long this evil congregation, that they murmur against me." Septuagint, ewv tinov ththn ; The verb is supplied from the sense.
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