Was angry, and swore. —See Psalms 95:11, I sware in my wrath, that they should not enter into my rest.

And the Lord heard the voice of your words. I have shown elsewhere what is meant by God’s hearing, that is, that nothing can be concealed …

And the Lord heard the voice of your words
Of their murmurings against Moses and Aaron, and of their threatenings to…

Moses reminds the Israelites of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, through that great and terrible wilderness. He shows how near they were to…