Deuteronomy 1:40-42

Common English Bible

⁴⁰ But you all must now turn around. Head back toward the wilderness along the route of the Reed Sea.^[a]

⁴¹ You replied to me: “We’ve sinned against the Lord! We will go up! We will fight, just as the Lord our God commanded.” Each one of you grabbed your weapons. You thought it would be easy^[b] to go up into the hills. ⁴² But the Lord told me: Tell them: Don’t go up! Don’t fight because I will not be with you. You will be defeated by your enemies.