Numbers 14:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 14:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 14:3 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 14:3 — KJV
“And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?”
— Numbers 14:3 (KJV)
Numbers 14:3 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 14:3
“And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:3: lord, brought, land
“And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:3: hath, lord, brought
“And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:3: hath, lord, brought
“And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword. slew...: Heb. made him fall”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:3: lord, land, fall
“But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:3: lord, land, fall
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