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You returned and wept before Yahweh; but Yahweh didn`t listen to your voice, nor gave ear to you.
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Sorrow vs. True Repentance
Commentators explain that Israel's weeping was not genuine repentance but sorrow over the consequences of their sin. They wept because they were defeated and faced judgment, not because their hearts had truly turned back to God in faith. This highlights the crucial difference between regret over punishment and a sincere change of heart.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
And ye returned and wept before the Lord. —This fact is not related in Numbers 14:0. It shows the personal knowledge of t…
16th Century
Protestant
And you returned and wept before the Lord. He appeals here to the testimony of their own conscience, for they never would have been brough…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you returned and wept before the Lord Those that remained when the Amorites left pursuing them, returned to the …
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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…