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They said to Moses, "Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you treated us this way, to bring us forth out of Egypt?
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A Bitter, Sarcastic Taunt
Commentators explain that the Israelites' question was not genuine but a bitter, sarcastic taunt. They mockingly ask if Moses brought them to the wilderness because Egypt—a land famous for its vast cemeteries and tombs—had run out of graves. This highlights the extreme nature of their fear-driven anger.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
No graves in Egypt - This bitter taunt was probably suggested by the vast extent of cemeteries in Egypt, which could rightly be cal…
19th Century
Anglican
Because there were no graves in Egypt. — Spoken in bitter irony, doubtless, but scarcely with any conscious reference to …
Baptist
What cowards they were, and how faint-hearted! Were these the people who were to conquer Canaan? Were these God's chosen people? Ah, do not judge t…
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16th Century
Protestant
Because there were no graves. This155 is the more proper sense, for the double negative is used for a single one. It is a bitte…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they said to Moses The Targum of Jonathan is,
There was no way open to Israel but upward, and from there their deliverance came. We may be in the way of duty, following God, and hastening towar…
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