44 Then the Amorites which dwelt in that mountain came out against you, and chased you (as bees used to do) and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.

45 And when ye came again, ye wept before the Lord, but the Lord would not [a]hear your voice, nor incline his ears unto you.

46 So ye abode in Kadesh a long time, according to the time that ye had remained before.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 1:45 Because ye rather showed your hypocrisy, than true repentance: rather lamenting the loss of your brethren, than repenting for your sins.

44 The Amorites who lived in those hills came out against you; they chased you like a swarm of bees(A) and beat you down from Seir(B) all the way to Hormah.(C) 45 You came back and wept before the Lord,(D) but he paid no attention(E) to your weeping and turned a deaf ear(F) to you. 46 And so you stayed in Kadesh(G) many days—all the time you spent there.

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