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‘My people, what bad thing have I done to you?’ God asks.
‘How have I made you tired of me?
Answer me.
I brought you out of Egypt.
You were slaves in that country,
but I made you free people.
I sent Moses to lead you,
and Aaron and Miriam with him.
My people, please remember the bad things that King Balak of Moab tried to do.
And remember what Balaam, Beor's son, answered him.[a]
Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal.[b]
Then you will remember that I, the Lord, do good things.’

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Footnotes

  1. 6:5 King Balak asked Balaam to speak bad words to God's people. He wanted them to have trouble. But God made Balaam speak only good words. (See Numbers 22—24.)
  2. 6:5 Shittim was on the east side of the Jordan River. Gilgal was on the west side. The river was very full of water when God's people needed to cross it. So God made a path through the water for them to cross the river. (See Joshua 3—4.)