Exodus 5:22
What does Exodus 5:22 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 5:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou dealt ill with this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou dealt ill with this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Moses went back to the Lord and said, Lord, why have you done evil to this people? why have you sent me?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, `Lord, why hast Thou done evil to this people? why <FI>is<Fi> this? --Thou hast sent me!
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Moses returned to the Lord, and said: Lord, why hast thou afflicted this people? wherefore hast thou sent me?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Moses returned to Jehovah, and said, Lord, why hast thou done evil to this people? why now hast thou sent me?
Context
v.21and they said unto them, Jehovah look upon you, and judge: because ye have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
v.22This passage
v.23For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath dealt ill with this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?
- Numbers 11:14
I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.
- 1 Samuel 30:6
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in Jehovah his God.
- Jeremiah 20:7
O Jehovah, thou hast persuaded me, and I was persuaded; thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am become a laughing-stock all the day, every one mocketh me.
- Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.
- 1 Kings 19:4
But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper-tree: and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough; now, O Jehovah, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
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