Bible Verses

The Years in the Desert We, therefore, turned back and set out towards the desert by the way leading to the Red Sea, as the Lord had commanded me. We walked around the mountains of Seir for a long time.

So you were to remain at Kadesh for many days, and you know how long it took.

And you returned with much weeping in the presence of the Lord, who did not want to hear you nor listen to your voice.

Then the Amorites who live on those mountains came out to meet you; they struck you and pursued you like bees from Seir to Hormah.

I told you this, but you did not listen. You disobeyed the Lord’s order and went up to the mountains instead.

But the Lord told me: ‘Tell them not to go and fight because I am not with them, or else they will be defeated by the enemy.’

And you answered me: ‘We have sinned against the Lord, our God. Now, we will go and fight as he has commanded us.’ So, each one took his weapons and considered climbing the mountains easy.

But for you, go back into the desert by the Red Sea.’

Your children will enter there; to them will I give the land, and they will possess it, although you feared they would become the prey of your enemies.