The LORD replied, “When the Egyptians, Amorites, Ammonites, Philistines,
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh said to the children of Israel, “Didn’t I save you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?
- KJV And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?
- NKJV So the Lord said to the children of Israel, “Did I not deliver you from the Egyptians and from the Amorites and from the people of Ammon and from the Philistines?
- NASB And the Lord said to the sons of Israel, “Did I not save you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the sons of Ammon, and the Philistines?
- NLT The Lord replied, “Did I not rescue you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines,
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Quick answer
The LORD reminds Israel of his repeated past deliverances from many enemies. He confronts their ingratitude before responding to their cry.
Overview
Instead of immediate rescue, God recounts how he saved Israel from Egyptians, Amorites, Ammonites, and Philistines. The reminder presses the weight of their unfaithfulness against his long record of grace. This divine rebuke aims to produce heartfelt repentance rather than a shallow plea for help.
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- Exod 14:30That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.
- Judg 3:31After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.
- Num 21:21–25Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
- Judg 3:11–15So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
- Ps 78:51–53He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.
- Judg 2:1–3Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you,
- Ps 106:8–11Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.
- Heb 11:29By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
- Neh 9:9–11You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.
- Ps 135:10–11He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:
- Num 21:35So they struck down Og, along with his sons and his whole army, until no remnant was left. And they took possession of his land.
- 1 Sam 12:8When Jacob went to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He sent them Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.
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